A Greenpeace activist sprays a seal with harmless dye to render its pelt worthless to commercial hunters in 1982. An EU ban on killing harp seals under 2 weeks old put an end to the commercial hunt for whitecoats -- but not to the killing of older seals.
01 April 1982
Newfoundland Canada

A Greenpeace activist sprays a seal with harmless dye to render its pelt worthless to commercial hunters in 1982. An EU ban on killing harp seals under 2 weeks old put an end to the commercial hunt for whitecoats -- but not to the killing of older seals.

© Greenpeace / Pierre Gleizes

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