New Study Shows Seals Are Wanted Alive -- Not Dead

U.S. Newswire › August 31, 2011

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Economics Report Confirms Namibian Seal Watching is Worth 300 Percent More than Seal Hunting

BOSTON, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new comprehensive study on "The Economics of Seal Hunting and Seal Watching in Namibia," commissioned by several international animal welfare organizations, demonstrates that seals are worth far more alive than dead. Comparing the most recent figures available for both industries, the report concludes that the annual Namibian seal slaughter poses a major risk to the far more lucrative seal watching tourism industry.

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New Study Shows Seals Are Wanted Alive -- Not Dead

The report was commissioned by Bont voor Dieren (BvD), Humane Society International (HSI), Respect for Animals (RFA) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), and produced by the Australia-based independent economics consultancy Economists at Large. It reveals that, in 2008, the seal hu...

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