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Title: Corner Brook woman's sealskin purse seized at U.S. border
Category: lifestyle
Posted By: Regina
Date: 2015-03-23 11:42:47
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[DrCaleb]

Endangered? There are 4 seals listed on the US engangereed list, and all 4 are Carribean seals. That fur looks like Harp seal to me?

[Regina]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Endangered? There are 4 seals listed on the US engangereed list, and all 4 are Carribean seals. That fur looks like Harp seal to me?

Nobody said the glorified Mall Cops were smart.

[DrCaleb]

Regina Regina:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Endangered? There are 4 seals listed on the US engangereed list, and all 4 are Carribean seals. That fur looks like Harp seal to me?

Nobody said the glorified Mall Cops were smart.

No, true that. They have the right as to who and what crosses their border, it just makes sense to me to be consistent.

[BeaverFever]

I don't think it has anything to do with the endangered species list.

See below from the article (added emphasis mine):

$1:

The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) prohibits the taking of marine mammals, and puts a moratorium on the import, export and sale of any marine mammal — along with any marine mammal part or product within the United States.

[BartSimpson]

Some border guard's wife picked up a nice new purse!

[Regina]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Some border guard's wife picked up a nice new purse!

My thoughts too.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

I don't think it has anything to do with the endangered species list.

See below from the article (added emphasis mine):

$1:

The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) prohibits the taking of marine mammals, and puts a moratorium on the import, export and sale of any marine mammal — along with any marine mammal part or product within the United States.

Unless of course you plan on holding them captive in various "Sea Worlds" and making them do tricks for people, then it's perfectly acceptable.

[Hyack]

It seems everything has a way of sorting itself out!


Wilbur Hobbs poses with the sealskin purse he made for Nora Fitzgerald. (Submitted photo)


Corner Brook woman gets new sealskin purse thanks to complete stranger