Officials: Dramatic drop in number of seals killed in Canadian hunt

TORONTO — The global recession, plummeting pelt prices and the prospect of a European ban on seal products dramatically lowered the number of seals killed in this year’s hunt, Canadian officials said Thursday.

Canadian seal hunt experiences a dramatic drop in number of seals harvested this year

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland — The global recession, plummeting pelt prices and the prospect of a European ban on seal products dramatically lowered the number of seals killed in this year’s hunt, Canadian officials said Thursday.