Science Links

Canadian Seal Hunt

All grade 8 students are currently studying the issue of the Canadian Seal Hunt that takes place in Atlantic Canada each year. Students have received information from a powerpoint, from class discussions, from research material and they participated in a video-conference involving a Humane Society Anti-Sealing Campaigner, Nicholas Wright.

Here are some websites that may be used for further research:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/29/seal-hunt-canada-harp-newfoundland_n_1553340.html

http://www.ifaw.org/canada/our-work/saving-seals

http://liberationbc.org/issues/seal_hunt

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/seal-phoque/index-eng.htm

http://www.thesealfishery.com/index.php

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