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Index of Subjects --001485f86f4e5f96eb046777ce7d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I didn't look all that closely, partly because I was, a). trying to keep my dog from rolling in them, and b). trying to photograph Vultures. But they looked too decomposed to be sure. Richard On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 8:02 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > And for those of you with stronger stomachs... > > I'm very curious about this headlessness issue. Is there any evidence > to the method of beheading? Cut, chopped, crushed and torn asunder? > > Randy > > 2009/4/13 Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>: > > There were at least 4 dead seals on Pond Cove Beach this w/e. All were > > young, and headless - similar to those described on the CBC news at > > Lawrencetown Beach this evening. They were providing a treat for the > local > > Turkey Vultures. I have no idea what killed them., but perhaps it's a > > province-wide phenomenon. > > > > Richard > > > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Terri Crane < > terri.crane@ns.sympatico.ca> > > wrote: > >> > >> This year the outer edge of the Ice flow was pushed out of the Gulf and > >> off Cape Breton earlier than usual and large volumes passed just off our > >> shores heading southwest. > >> > >> I'd say that the early and large out flows of ice are responsible > for this > >> years further south than usual deposits of seal carcus'. I'm sure most > of > >> us along the north eastern shore don't mind sharing this early-mid > spring > >> abundance. > >> > >> In the next short while if you have a carcus on you beach don't let it > get > >> above the tide line. You'll be sure to have you're own smelly, oil > >> producing, colony of decomposers that will last into mid summer (lots of > >> experence). Even though the water is cold it seem to excelerate the > decomp > >> of the seals while keeping the smell in check (relatively speaking). An > off > >> shore wind on a falling tide can make it go away. > >> > >> Tom K. > >> Canso > > > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > -- ################# Dr.R.B.Stern, P.O. Box 300, Port Williams, N.S., Canada, B0P 1T0 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --001485f86f4e5f96eb046777ce7d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I didn't look all that closely, partly because I was,=A0 a). trying to = keep my dog from rolling in them, and b). trying to photograph Vultures. Bu= t they looked too decomposed to be sure.<br><br>Richard<br><br><div class= =3D"gmail_quote"> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 8:02 PM, Randy Lauff <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href= =3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>></span> wrot= e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb= (204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> And for those of you with stronger stomachs...<br> <br> I'm very curious about this headlessness issue. Is there any evidence<b= r> to the method of beheading? Cut, chopped, crushed and torn asunder?<br> <br> Randy<br> <br> 2009/4/13 Richard Stern <<a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">stern= richard@gmail.com</a>>:<br> <div class=3D"im">> There were at least 4 dead seals on Pond Cove Beach = this w/e. All were<br> > young, and headless - similar to those described on the CBC news at<br= > > Lawrencetown Beach this evening. They were providing a treat for the l= ocal<br> > Turkey Vultures. I have no idea what killed them., but perhaps it'= s a<br> > province-wide phenomenon.<br> ><br> > Richard<br> ><br> > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Terri Crane <<a href=3D"mailto:ter= ri.crane@ns.sympatico.ca">terri.crane@ns.sympatico.ca</a>><br> > wrote:<br> >><br> >> This year the outer edge of the Ice flow was pushed out of the Gul= f and<br> >> off Cape Breton earlier than usual and large volumes passed just o= ff our<br> >> shores heading southwest.<br> >><br> >> I'd say that the early and large out flows of ice are responsi= ble for=A0this<br> >> years=A0further south than usual deposits of seal carcus'. I&#= 39;m sure=A0most of<br> >> us=A0along the north eastern=A0shore=A0don't mind sharing this= early-mid spring<br> >> abundance.<br> >><br> >> In the next short while if you have a carcus on you beach don'= t let it get<br> >> above the tide line. You'll be sure to have you're own sme= lly, oil<br> >> producing, colony of decomposers that will last into mid summer (l= ots of<br> >> experence). Even though the water is cold it seem to excelerate th= e decomp<br> >> of the seals while keeping the smell in check (relatively speaking= ). An off<br> >> shore wind=A0on a falling tide can make it go=A0away.<br> >><br> >> Tom K.<br> >> Canso<br> <br> <br> </div>Randy<br> _________________________________<br> RF Lauff<br> Way in the boonies of<br> Antigonish County, NS.<br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Dr= .R.B.Stern, =A0 <br>P.O. Box 300,<br>Port Williams,<br>N.S., Canada,<br>B0P= 1T0<br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Ca= nada<br> B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail= .com</a><br>###################<br> --001485f86f4e5f96eb046777ce7d--
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