Controversal Seal Hunt Delayed Due To Ice Breakup
April 3, 2007 @ 12:14 PM (EST)
Source: Nationalgeographic.com
Thin ice is killing baby seals in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence by the thousands and forcing the delay of the area's annual harp seal hunt for the second year in a row.
The controversial tradition, the world's largest marine-mammal hunt, was originally slated to begin on March 28. It is now expected to kick off sometime later this week, say officials with Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)...
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