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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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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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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First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland |
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First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland |
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First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland |
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First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland |
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First Confirmed Record of Grey Seals in Greenland |
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