Namibian Government Approves Culling 86,000 Seals 

June 09, 2023 6:36 PM

• Vitalio Angula
• https://www.voanews.com/a/namibian-government-approves-culling-86-000-seals-/7130954.html

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WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA —

This year’s Cape fur seal culling along Namibia’s coastline is set to begin July 1 – a harvest that’s done onshore for population control.

The seal population, according to the country’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, stands at 1.6 million and is made up of 26 colonies. The ministry has issued a quota for the harvesting of 80,000 pups and 6,000 bulls this year.

The annual harvest is usually met with controversy because of the methods used in the culling of seals. Pups are clubbed over the head, while the bigger…