Plan to cull 70,000 grey seals gets Senate panel's approval - Politics - CBC News

Plan to cull 70,000 grey seals gets Senate panel's approval - Politics - CBC News: "There were an estimated 104,000 of the animals living in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence as of 2010, the Senate committee said in a news release.

The report also recommends setting up a bounty system to compensate hunters, but it didn't say how much the bounty should be. There is no market for grey seal pelts.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) blames the seals for preventing cod stocks from recovering in the Gulf.

Acting fisheries minister Gail Shea is under pressure from the fishing industry to do something about the stalled cod recovery in the Gulf, where there's indirect scientific evidence suggesting hungry grey seals are to blame.

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What Do Polar Bears Eat? - YouTube

What Do Polar Bears Eat? - YouTube:

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Polar Bear Legend of the Great Canadian North - Canadian Wildlife Education Series

Polar Bear Legend of the Great Canadian North - Canadian Wildlife Education Series: "Polar bears naturally balance nature by preventing seal over populations and by leaving food scraps for arctic fox, raven and other bears. Ringed seal is their favorite food though they will hunt other types of seals and occasionally whales and walrus. Their tremendous sense of smell permits them to locate a seals breathing hole up to 1 mile away. Polar Bears walk up to4 miles per hour, while females with cubs slow to less than 2 miles. They use more than twice the amount of energy when walking than other mammals and 13 times more energy than resting bears. They can run up to 25 miles per hour over short distances. Harsh Arctic environments lead to food scarcity. To aid in its survival they slow their metabolism down after 10 days without food. This allows the bear to conserve energy until food is available. Hungry bears have been known to swim up to 6 miles per hour for up to 56 miles, though this quickly depletes their energy. When food is abundant its territory is small.
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Polar Bear Legend of the Great Canadian North - Canadian Wildlife Education Series

Polar Bear Legend of the Great Canadian North - Canadian Wildlife Education Series: "Polar bears naturally balance nature by preventing seal over populations and by leaving food scraps for arctic fox, raven and other bears. Ringed seal is their favorite food though they will hunt other types of seals and occasionally whales and walrus. Their tremendous sense of smell permits them to locate a seals breathing hole up to 1 mile away. Polar Bears walk up to4 miles per hour, while females with cubs slow to less than 2 miles. They use more than twice the amount of energy when walking than other mammals and 13 times more energy than resting bears. They can run up to 25 miles per hour over short distances. Harsh Arctic environments lead to food scarcity. To aid in its survival they slow their metabolism down after 10 days without food. This allows the bear to conserve energy until food is available. Hungry bears have been known to swim up to 6 miles per hour for up to 56 miles, though this quickly depletes their energy. When food is abundant its territory is small.
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The buffalo jump was used for 5,500 years by the indigenous peoples of the plains to kill buffalo by driving them off the 11 metre (36 foot) high cliff. Before the late introduction of horses, the Blackfoot drove the buffalo from a grazing area in the Porcupine Hills about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the site to the "drive lanes", lined by hundreds of cairns, by dressing up as coyotes and wolves. These specialized "buffalo runners" were young men trained in animal behavior to guide the buffalo into the drive lanes."

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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The buffalo jump was used for 5,500 years by the indigenous peoples of the plains to kill buffalo by driving them off the 11 metre (36 foot) high cliff. Before the late introduction of horses, the Blackfoot drove the buffalo from a grazing area in the Porcupine Hills about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the site to the "drive lanes", lined by hundreds of cairns, by dressing up as coyotes and wolves. These specialized "buffalo runners" were young men trained in animal behavior to guide the buffalo into the drive lanes."

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The Hunting of wild boars in Hungary 2

Knitting Crochet Sewing Crafts Patterns and Ideas! - the purl bee

Knitting Crochet Sewing Crafts Patterns and Ideas! - the purl bee:

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[ INUIT CIRCUMPOLAR MUSIC ]

[ INUIT CIRCUMPOLAR MUSIC ]:

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The movies

The movies: "Though there were various early forms of movies, the industry that developed with production, distribution and presentation in theatres for a paying public, really began during World War One and then, took off in the twenties. So as we look at this form of entertainment and story telling, it really is about a hundred years old. The move to sound in the late twenties and then colour, which was around almost from the start, but it was not until the early sixties that almost all movies were in colour. Both sound and colour were linked with technological development, colour was an issue of economics."

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The movies

The movies: "Though there were various early forms of movies, the industry that developed with production, distribution and presentation in theatres for a paying public, really began during World War One and then, took off in the twenties. So as we look at this form of entertainment and story telling, it really is about a hundred years old. The move to sound in the late twenties and then colour, which was around almost from the start, but it was not until the early sixties that almost all movies were in colour. Both sound and colour were linked with technological development, colour was an issue of economics."

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Newfie Fries! Some Shockin Good!! « NewfiLeaks – Newfoundland Secrets Leaked!

Newfie Fries! Some Shockin Good!! « NewfiLeaks – Newfoundland Secrets Leaked!:

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The Narwhal's Left Tooth

The Narwhal's Left Tooth:

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April 2012 Open Thread - Arctic Sea Ice

April 2012 Open Thread - Arctic Sea Ice:

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Nurse Ratched's Place: Invega Popcorn Review

Nurse Ratched's Place: Invega Popcorn Review: "Our drug rep knows that nurses love to eat because we always whine at him if he doesn’t bring in Risperdal popcorn . We all looked forward to popping up some bags of the new popcorn after the patients turned in for the night, but our enthusiasm for the popcorn quickly went up in smoke. "

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