First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland

The presence of grey seals has never before been confirmed in Greenland, but on 30 August 2009 a grey seal was photographed near shore in Southeast Greenland (59˚53′ N, 43˚28′ W). The seal was observed within a small group of islands that hosts a harbour seal colony. The following day, a seal that m...

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Main Authors: Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu, Teilmann, Jonas, Dietz, Rune, Olsen, Morten Tange
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66387 2023-05-15T14:19:20+02:00 First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Teilmann, Jonas Dietz, Rune Olsen, Morten Tange 2010-12-03 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66387 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66387/50300 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66387 ARCTIC; Vol. 63 No. 4 (2010): December: 381–504; 471-473 1923-1245 0004-0843 grey (gray) seal Halichoerus grypus distribution species range northward expansion climate change phoque gris répartition parcours de l’espèce expansion vers le nord changement climatique info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2010 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:17Z The presence of grey seals has never before been confirmed in Greenland, but on 30 August 2009 a grey seal was photographed near shore in Southeast Greenland (59˚53′ N, 43˚28′ W). The seal was observed within a small group of islands that hosts a harbour seal colony. The following day, a seal that might be a young grey seal was photographed at the same location. Information from Inuit hunters suggests that grey seals periodically visit Greenland, but the pictures taken in summer 2009 are the first solid proof of this seal species in Greenland. La présence de phoques gris n’avait jamais été confirmée au Groenland, mais le 30 août 2009, un phoque gris a été photographié près de la côte sud-est du Groenland (59˚53′ N, 43˚28′ O). Le phoque a été observé au sein d’un petit groupement d’îles où se tient une colonie de phoques communs. Le lendemain, un phoque qui était peut-être un jeune phoque gris a été photographié au même endroit. D’après les chasseurs inuits, les phoques gris se rendraient périodiquement au Groenland, mais les photographies prises à l’été 2009 constituent les premières preuves tangibles de la présence de cette espèce de phoque au Groenland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Groenland harbour seal inuit inuits University of Calgary Journal Hosting Greenland Phoques ENVELOPE(141.396,141.396,-66.814,-66.814) ARCTIC 63 4
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topic grey (gray) seal
Halichoerus grypus
distribution
species range
northward expansion
climate change
phoque gris
répartition
parcours de l’espèce
expansion vers le nord
changement climatique
spellingShingle grey (gray) seal
Halichoerus grypus
distribution
species range
northward expansion
climate change
phoque gris
répartition
parcours de l’espèce
expansion vers le nord
changement climatique
Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu
Teilmann, Jonas
Dietz, Rune
Olsen, Morten Tange
First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland
topic_facet grey (gray) seal
Halichoerus grypus
distribution
species range
northward expansion
climate change
phoque gris
répartition
parcours de l’espèce
expansion vers le nord
changement climatique
description The presence of grey seals has never before been confirmed in Greenland, but on 30 August 2009 a grey seal was photographed near shore in Southeast Greenland (59˚53′ N, 43˚28′ W). The seal was observed within a small group of islands that hosts a harbour seal colony. The following day, a seal that might be a young grey seal was photographed at the same location. Information from Inuit hunters suggests that grey seals periodically visit Greenland, but the pictures taken in summer 2009 are the first solid proof of this seal species in Greenland. La présence de phoques gris n’avait jamais été confirmée au Groenland, mais le 30 août 2009, un phoque gris a été photographié près de la côte sud-est du Groenland (59˚53′ N, 43˚28′ O). Le phoque a été observé au sein d’un petit groupement d’îles où se tient une colonie de phoques communs. Le lendemain, un phoque qui était peut-être un jeune phoque gris a été photographié au même endroit. D’après les chasseurs inuits, les phoques gris se rendraient périodiquement au Groenland, mais les photographies prises à l’été 2009 constituent les premières preuves tangibles de la présence de cette espèce de phoque au Groenland.
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author Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu
Teilmann, Jonas
Dietz, Rune
Olsen, Morten Tange
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Teilmann, Jonas
Dietz, Rune
Olsen, Morten Tange
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title First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland
title_short First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland
title_full First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland
title_fullStr First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland
title_full_unstemmed First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland
title_sort first confirmed record of grey seals in greenland
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 2010
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