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--Boundary_(ID_1uYGGnNnJsCvc0P9QUGpcA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Jeannie, I stand to be corrected, but I think a very large proportion of the "harvested" seals in recent years has been young pups only several weeks old and a bit post-weaning, and therefore would have no solid food yet in their guts. But if any cull that goes on consists of older seals that are shot, then it might make sense to sample their stomachs for foods consumed. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca > Date: October 10, 2011 10:26:54 AM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Cc: Gary Myers <gemyers@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Seal Cull > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > With all the seal slaughtering that's going on...did not ONE person > think to open one up and see what type of fish they're consuming??? > Jeannie Shermerhorn > > > > ---- Gary Myers <gemyers@eastlink.ca> wrote: >> The announcement that Fisheries and Oceans was proposing a 70,000 >> animal cull as an experiment followed by a further 70,000 >> experimentation kill the following year was made Sep 15 this >> year. Co-incidentally that date was the 40th anniversary of the >> founding of Greenpeace and CBC carried the two stories >> consecutively all day. My first reaction was to check to see if >> that was international prank day or some such. Surely someone >> needs to give their head a god shake. Gary Myers Morden NS --Boundary_(ID_1uYGGnNnJsCvc0P9QUGpcA) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Jeannie, I stand to be corrected, but I think a very large proportion of = the "harvested" seals in recent years has been young pups only several = weeks old and a bit post-weaning, and therefore would have no solid food = yet in their guts. But if any cull that goes on consists of older = seals that are shot, then it might make sense to sample their stomachs = for foods consumed. <div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville. <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca">jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca</a></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 10, 2011 10:26:54 AM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Gary Myers <<a = href=3D"mailto:gemyers@eastlink.ca">gemyers@eastlink.ca</a>></font></di= v><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Seal Cull</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">With all the seal slaughtering that's going on...did = not ONE person think to open one up and see what type of fish they're = consuming???</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Jeannie Shermerhorn</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">---- Gary Myers <<a = href=3D"mailto:gemyers@eastlink.ca">gemyers@eastlink.ca</a>> = wrote:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div> = <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The announcement that = Fisheries and Oceans was proposing a 70,000 animal cull as an experiment = followed by a further 70,000 experimentation kill the following year was = made Sep 15 this year.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>Co-incidentally that date was the 40th anniversary of the = founding of Greenpeace and CBC carried the two stories consecutively all = day.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>My first = reaction was to check to see if that was international prank day or some = such.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Surely someone = needs to give their head a g