Sep 23, 2016
By 1830 the wildlife had been exploited so badly that sealing as no longer sustainable as a commercial activity and the sealers left the island. (via Macquarie Island – A Sub-Antarctic Wonder Spot)
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By 1830 the wildlife had been exploited so badly that sealing as no longer sustainable as a commercial activity and the sealers left the island. (via Macquarie Island – A Sub-Antarctic Wonder Spot)
The Ross Seal may be one of the least seen and least known mammal on the planet. (via How to see all of Antarctica's seal species)
The most common Antarctica seal with an estimated Antarctic population of around 3 million animals is the crabeater seal. (via How to see all of Antarctica's seal species)
The Elephant Seal is not just the largest of the true seals but the largest of any animal in the wider seal families. (via How to see all of Antarctica's seal species)