NWT Wildlife Sketches, Seals of the Northwest Territories (GNWT, 1992)
This educational guide describes five seal species found in the Northwest Territories, detailing their biology, behavior, distribution, diet, reproduction, and cultural importance to Inuit populations. It includes management regulations and information on sustainable seal hunting practices in Canada.
- Date
- 1992
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Germaine Arnaktauyok, George Calef, Ray Schweinsburg, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Northwest Territories Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Arctic, Canadian Arctic, Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, Greenland, White Sea, Jan Mayen, Baffin region, Yellowknife
- Parameters
- seal populations, ringed seal, harp seal, bearded seal, harbour seal, hooded seal, seal diet, seal breeding, seal hunting, seal management, marine mammals, blubber, contaminants, mercury, PCB, DDT, DDE, predation
- Pages
- 6
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