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Inuit in Northern Labrador say the European seal ban is hitting ...

(CBC) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:43:24 GMT

(CBC) - Inuit in Northern Labrador say the European seal ban is hitting them hard. Seal products taken by Inuit hunters are specifically exempt from the EU legislation but the collapse of fur prices means Inuit hunters are making less money too.

A seal hunter clubs a harp seal on a ice floe in the Gulf of ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A seal hunter clubs a harp seal on a ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The main seal hunt off Newfoundland and Labrador has ended for the year with only a quarter of the quota taken. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Governor General Michaelle Jean walks along the active flow ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:59:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Governor General Michaelle Jean walks along the active flow edge of the arctic passage while on a patrol with the Canadian Rangers while she visits Resolute Bay, Nunavut. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Governor General Michaelle Jean, middle, uses an ulu to skin ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Governor General Michaelle Jean, middle, uses an ulu to skin a seal during a community feast in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut on Monday May 25, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

A hunter batters a seal to death on the Gulf of St. Lawrence ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - A hunter batters a seal to death on the Gulf of St. Lawrence in March. Canada's governor general gutted a seal slaughtered for her during an official Arctic trip, cut out its heart and ate it to show solidarity with embattled Inuit seal hunters. Photo:/AFP

A hunter batters a seal to death on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - A hunter batters a seal to death on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, in March. Canada's governor general gutted a seal slaughtered for her during an official Arctic trip, cut out its heart and ate it to show solidarity with embattled Inuit seal hunters. Photo:/AFP

Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, middle, uses an ulu to skin a seal ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, middle, uses an ulu to skin a seal during a community feast in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

A hunter clubs young seal in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. ...

(AFP) — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - A hunter clubs young seal in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. A 66-year-old seal hunter whose boat capsized has been rescued safe and sound after spending two days drifting on a chunk of ice in frigid North Atlantic waters, Canadian officials have said. Photo:Getty Images/AFP

A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ...

(AFP) — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near Charlottetown, Canada in. Upset by an EU decision to ban seal products, parliamentarians have proposed that Canadian athletes wear uniforms made of seal pelts at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but Games organizers have rejected the idea. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ...

(AFP) — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near Charlottetown, Canada in 2008. Upset by the EU's decision to ban seal products, Canadian parliamentarians have proposed seal pelt uniforms for Canada's athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but Games organizers quickly rejected the idea Thursday. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

A harp seal lies next to the carcass of a seal that was skinned ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A harp seal lies next to the carcass of a seal that was skinned by sealers on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine, PQ, March 25, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow

Hunters gather pelts as the annual East Coast seal hunt starts ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Hunters gather pelts as the annual East Coast seal hunt starts in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence around Quebec's Iles de la Madeleine last March.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

A member of Anima Naturalis holds a placard as other members ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of Anima Naturalis holds a placard as other members stage a protest in front of the Canadian consulate against the upcoming annual seal hunt held off Canada's east coast, in Barcelona April 23, 2009. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN CONFLICT POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Members of Anima Naturalis, daubed with red paint, protest in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of Anima Naturalis, daubed with red paint, protest in front of the Canadian consulate against the upcoming annual seal hunt held off Canada's east coast, in Barcelona April 23, 2009. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN CONFLICT POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Members of Anima Naturalis, daubed with red paint, protest against ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of Anima Naturalis, daubed with red paint, protest against the Canadian seal hunt, in front of the Canadian consulate, in Barcelona, April 23, 2009. Placard reads 'Stop the seal hunt, Shame' REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN CONFLICT)