It then spread to Native Americans, who hunted seals and most likely ate contaminated meat. Prof Krause explained: ”There is evidence of seal exploitation on the coast of Peru. “Seals have ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Love it, hate it or yawn, Minnesota is set to get a new state flag this spring that echoes its motto of being the North Star State, replacing an old flag that, for Native ...

North America's elephant seals were in imminent danger of ... ruddy turnstone and American golden plover. Other native species span from the Anna's hummingbird to the golden eagle, but for a ...

There was extensive seal hunting between about 1810 and 1838, first by sealers from Boston, then the Russian-American Fur Company based out of Fort Ross, McChesney explained. Elephant seal blubber ...