An electronically tagged seal pup with a terrible sense of direction is to be flown back to Greenland after washing up over 3,2oo km from home on England’s east coast. Read the full story

Greenland has once again been left without an international voice due to its membership of the Danish Kingdom, with the self-ruling administration unable to formally complain against the newly approved European Union ban on seal-product imports to the World Trade Organisation. Read the full story

The European Union has placed a “seal ban” which prohibits the import of seal products into the EU market. This greatly affects nations that have high Inuit populations which often rely on the seal trade. The Inuit nations call this act by the EU unjustified and cynical, according to SivuNews. Read the full story

The European Parliament has passed a measure banning the import of all products made from seals into its 27 member countries. Special exceptions are allowed for products exported from traditional Inuit hunters in Greenland and Canada. Read the full story

Last year the European Commission proposed banning imports of pelts and other products from seals that were killed in an inhumane manner. While their motive is noble, Norway feels it may discourage the sustainable harvest of other resources and is threatening to challenge the ban if the EU passes it. Read the full story

A recent proposal approved by a European Parliament subcommittee would prohibit all EU nations from importing any seal products. This would be an economic blow to Canada, which holds the world’s largest yearly commercial seal hunt, as well as Greenland, which has a heritage of seal hunting. Read the full story

The Saimaa ringed seal is in serious danger of becoming extinct if efforts to protect it are not upgraded, says Metsahallitus, the Finnish state institution concerned with regulating natural resources. Read the full story