Critter News
APRIL 21, 2009
And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts. It also has been a traditional food for generations of hunters in Canada's east who serve it up roasted, or sometimes with a hearty Burgundy sauce. Many diners are huge fans of its taste, describing the mammal's meat as somewhere between duck and veal.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
Alistair Darling, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, is in Canada for a G-7 meeting. He refused to eat the seal meat that the local Inuit community offered to the meeting participants, instead eating Arctic char. Stay classy Canada! Tags: canada UK europe seal hunt inuit seals G7. Good for him!
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2023
Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.
Critter News
AUGUST 18, 2009
Canada plans on appealing to the WTO. Tags: canada europe seals hunting. He's doing it to show his opposition to the EU's ban on seal products. Stay classy Harper!
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
There were Northern Harriers hunting low over what portions are as of yet unmowed, Cooper’s Hawks using some of the berms as cover for sneak attacks, and American Kestrel feasting on cold grasshoppers. Always remember to pause during your meal to keep an eye out for potential meat-thieves. Other hawks are the worst!
10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2011
Once known as the Canada Jay, but more interestingly by such tags as Camp Robber and Venison Hawk for its habit of hanging around humans and viewing them as a food source. Also known as Meat-bird, Moosebird, and Lumberjack. But it sounds so much more sophisticated to say Ouzel. Issues like taxonomy take the back seat.
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