Brigitte Bardot, a French actor and animal rights activist who died Sunday at the age of 91, is being remembered in Canada as a vocal opponent of the country's seal hunt. Bardot, known as one of the ...

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In June 2024, the Canadian government lifted the moratorium on northern cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador after 32 years. The decision was controversial because cod numbers had not recovered ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) In June 2024, the Canadian government lifted the moratorium on northern cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador after 32 years. The decision was controversial because cod ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica, scientists warned Thursday. The remote ...

'This study validates what's been seen on the water and reinforces the need for seal population management' -- Jamie Baker, secretary-treasurer of Newfoundland and Labrador's Fish Food and Allied ...

Harp seals from Canada are showing up in U.S. waters in greater numbers and farther south than usual, and biologists want to know why. Small numbers of juvenile harp seals are typically found each ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In April, a Tottenville resident spotted a harp seal lounging on the beach at the foot of Page Avenue for the very first time while walking his dogs. “I was heading towards the ...

A wannabe-G.I. Jane’s dream of becoming the first female Navy S.E.A.L. ended because military recruiters delayed her application so long that she aged out, she claimed in a lawsuit. The US Navy ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A seal was spotted lounging on a South Shore beach on Saturday, startling residents by its sudden appearance. A concerned resident sent a video of the seal — which seems to be a ...

A rescued harp seal that seemed to be on the road to recovery suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse on Wednesday and had to be euthanized, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said Thursday. “This ...