Scientists call for experimental cull of 73,000 seals

Misc CDN | 206970 hits | Mar 23 8:27 pm | Posted by: Hyack

Junk science and questionable political motives are behind a new federal report that calls for an experimental cull of 70 per cent of the grey seals in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, a leading critic of Canada's annual seal hunt says.

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by GreenTiger
Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:32 am
Garbage science from people who didn't take enough science in high school or college.
by andyt
Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:09 pm
How long will the study last? Of course initially it will likely increase cod stocks as a major predator is removed. But we know the role predators play in keeping a population healthy, so how long before there are declines in cod numbers?

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