We know that Cape fur seals are dying each year. Many pups are starving. Some people, especially fishermen, claim that there are too many seals. The reality is that the government is allowing fishermen to overfish. They are catching more fish than scientists say they can catch without harming the population. Besides the fish that [...]
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July 1st marks the beginning of the seal clubbing in Namibia's seal reserves. Early each morning, clubbers come out to kill the seal pups, disrupting the breeding colony, separating mothers from their pups, and creating a panic.
