Talk:Brown fur seal

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Is it not true that the name of the animal has been changed to "South African fur seal"? Then I think that this article should be moved to South African fur seal; any thoughts? Zyxoas (talk to me - I'll listen) 15:07, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Is it indeed true that these animals live at 2000 feet depth? I have added the metric measure, but I question the fact. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BbGideon (talk • contribs) 17:14, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Human interaction - Reference to Namibian cull seems inflammatory and biased.

"inflammatory and biased"? What do you want it to say -- that the seals' population is thankfully reduced by the hard work of pup-clubbers doing the work by hand? That the buyer is a great guy for paying poor Africans a fraction of the price Western designers will pay for the pelts? Come on. 50.14.33.235 (talk) 19:04, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

I somewhat agree with the initial statement, although I don't personally want to try to reword it, since I'm generally against seal-harvest. The exception to this is regulated culling for population/damage control. The Namibia harvest IS regulated & the STATED purpose is to prevent over-population from damaging the fishing industry, although it APPEARS to be more monetary. However, there is truth to those reasons. Seals are voracious fish eaters & their population is in no way endangered or being harmed by the cull. Amost every reference except Wiki, such as the very trusted "iucnredlist", lists the population MUCH higher than in the disputed paragraph here. Wiki says 1 million, which seems low for a declared "Least Concern" species, a fact which Wiki agrees with. All other common sources range from 1.5 to 2.2 million, NOT including the smaller Aussie sub-species. And this figure is breeding population only, not adding in pups, juveniles, elderly "out-of-the-game", etc. Adding those in, the total population is likely between 3 & 4X the "now only a million" Wiki figure. The culling figures given don't even sound legit. "Around 85,000 a year", then, "until 2019, will be a million pups." That last figure would HAVE to mean 1 million for that entire period, which would be 125,000+/- each year. If the sole reason of the cull is monetary, as the offending paragraph implies, then surely the "businessmen" would take advantage of that remaining 40,000 per year they are allowed. Judging by all this, I would have to agree that the ONE offending paragraph seems to have a good deal of POV/Bias to it. But as previously mentioned, I only agree with the dispute, but won't try to correct it. Being as I am not usually for culling/killing seals, anything I did would most likely be biased also. But that's not appropriate for Wiki. Off-subject ... sarcasm directed at anothers statement of concern isn't necessary. Looking at your talk-page, you should already know that however. 98.159.69.146 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 07:05, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

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A brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) hauling-out on the Hippolyte Rocks off the coast of Tasmania. These large seals, which can measure over 2.2 metres (7 feet) in length, feed mostly on fish but are also known to eat squid and crabs.Photograph: JJ Harrison

is the Cape Fur Seal a 'seal' or a 'Sea Lion'? It has external ears like Sea lion! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.22.161.126 (talk) 13:33, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

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