Global News - November 2007
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Protected seals shot dead on Australian island
Wed 28 November 2007 14:00 UK — Australasia,Marine Wildlife
At least nine protected Australian fur seals have been shot dead on remote islands off the southern tip of Australia, local wildlife officials have confirmed.
The seals were probably killed by fishermen or vandals armed with guns, the State Wildlife Officer, Andrew Irvine, told the Associated Press.
Following tourist operator reports of having seen dead seals, the local authorities found nine carcasses in nature reserves in Tasmania state earlier this month.
While three of the seals had been confirmed as dying from gunshot wounds, the other six appeared to have been subjected to violence and had not died of natural causes, Mr Irvine told the website.
"There was also a considerable amount of blood around each of the dead animals indicating their death was the result of a sudden major injury," he explained.
The Australian fur seal is the world's fourth rarest seal species, and is now protected after intensive hunting in the early 19th century brought it to the brink of extinction.
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