Today March 15 Naturalists, Nature Conservers, Supporters and Environmental Activists are celebrating the World Day against Matanza de Focas 2025To increase consciousness about the risks in which these types of marine mammal are confronted, which is currently in danger.
With this ephemeris it is intended to make the cruel murder and the capture of seals visible to market your skin. Weld focy O foby are Pinnípedic mammals that belong to the Phocidae family.
These marine mammals have a very short coat, a thick layer of fat under the skin that serves as thermal protection and missing an auditory pavilion. They have elongated and fusiform bodies, adapted to swimming; The previous limbs are short and flattened, which they use as swimming fins.
In the meantime, the rear limbs have been oriented back and are not functional to move on the ground, a characteristic that distinguishes them from the Otararides (wolves and sea bears).
Most of these species live in the cold areas of Antarctica, as well as in areas of the coast of a large part of the world, with the exception of tropical areas. The focy They communicate with giving palmats in the water and growling.
The respiratory and blood circulation systems of the Fócidos have been adjusted to enable them to dive at considerable depths and spend a lot of time under water between one breathing and the other. They are seriously threatened and threatened by illegal yacht, destruction of their habitat and sea pollution.
Threats
The seals are mainly exposed to epidemics, exacerbated by the contamination of the seas. They also suffer from the melting of sea ice as a result of global warming, which in particular changes the reproduction. They are decimated by predators such as Orks, sharks or bears. And many of them die after they were trapped in fishing nets or stitched plastic bags.
But the worst of the threats they suffer is that of bloody yacht that people practice. Every spring more than 350,000 seals die at sea ice, in front of the east coast of Canada. And all this with the permission of the Canadian government. Of the 18 species of seals in the world, 14 are in danger, in the classification of the IUCN -Rode list.
Unnecessary cruelty
Focas hunting is millennal. It was mainly practiced by the Inuits, a city originally from the North Pole area. But today it will be a problem for surviving the species.
In addition to reducing the amount of animals in an alarming way, catching these animals is performed in a very bloody way, because the animal, to cut the skin correctly, still live. And another ‘customs’ is to kill them, including young people.
Six species of seals are involved in this massacre: the harp, the hood, the gray, the ring, the Barbuda and the common. Cosmetic products are made of oil and fat. Layers, footwear and other items are made with the skins. And his Cerne is very coveted by local peoples.
Focas against fishermen
On the one hand, organizations such as IFAW or Greenpeace, which were born in Canada and were always inside against the cruel hunt of the sealsThey continue with their fight. Thanks to these different countries, including the The European Union and the United States have banned hunting or trade from derived seals.
Countries that allow hunting now have rules on this subject. But there are also countries such as China that, instead of making them too veto, open their market for these products.
On the other hand, there are fishermen who accuse the seals of contributions to reducing the means of the seas locally. Something that has been proven that it is a forgery because they are vital to maintain the balance between marine ecosystem.
In reality, The seals play an important role in the trophic chain. Without them, the availability of fish that are nowadays will decrease the maintenance of sea people.