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In [email protected], Rick Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [This is a great reason to boycott any product coming > out of Norway!!! Rick ] > > Seal-hunting becomes tourist sport in Norway > > OSLO (AFP) Jan 27, 2005 > Amidst scathing criticism from environmental groups, > Norway has given > the > green light for foreign tourists to hunt seals in the > Scandinavian > country, > officials said on Thursday. > "Based on a parliamentary decision last year, we are > authorizing > foreign > hunters, and I emphasize hunters because they must > have a hunting > license, > to come hunt seals here if they are accompanied by a > Norwegian hunting > company," Sigbjoern Larsen, a spokesman for the > ministry of fisheries > and > coastal affairs, told AFP. > > Norway decided last year to permit specialized tour > operators to ferry > in > seal-hunters from abroad, and this month issued the > official > authorization > to let the hunts begin. > > "We have long lists and will get started as soon as > the weather > permits, > something we expect to happen in the beginning of > March. Then we'll > continue > through April 15," Roger Eidem of tour operator > Norsafari told > Norwegian the > daily Broennoeysunds Avis. > > The Norwegian government insists that too many seals > damage the > country's > fishing industry and also harm the seals themselves, > and has fixed a > quota > of about 2,100 authorized killings per year. > > "When there are too many seals, they eat a lot of fish > and illnesses > spread > amongst the animals," Larsen said, pointing out that > local hunters have > generally not been able to meet the quota. > > "Now foreign hunters can help cull the seals in the > Norwegian quota," > he > said, adding that seal-hunting will remain strictly > forbidden in the > period > when mother seals are nursing, and that baby seals are > off limits. > > The Norwegian chapter of environmental group > Greenpeace meanwhile > insists > that seals have nothing to do with problems in > Norway's fishing > industry, > which it says are caused by fishing quotas that are > too high. > > "We still recommend that the idea of tourist hunts for > seals be put on > ice > and that (the government) stop blaming the seals for > its bad fishing > policy," Greenpeace official Truls Gulowsen said in a > statement. > > The organization also said it had little patience with > government > claims > that the move will bolster Norway's tourism industry, > insisting that > tourists are more likely to be frightened than > attracted by the > pastime. > > "Most tourists who come to Norway want to experience > pure nature and > not > shoot seals," Gulowsen said. > > Animal-rights activists already point the finger at > Norway for being > the > only nation to officially allow commercial > whale-harpooning. > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4F6XtA/_WnJAA/E2hLAA/08NolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> contact owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowed contact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you. please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quick_vegetarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
