World Wildlife Fund Supports Seal Hunt - Why? News Release from
Sea Shepherd March 20, 2003 Would the World Wildlife Fund Have
Supported the Slaughter of the Passenger Pigeon? You Bet they
Would. That’s why they Support the Canadian Seal If the World
Wildlife Fund was established back in the 19th Century, they
would have indeed supported both the commercial exploitation and
the recreational hunting of the passenger pigeon. After all,
there were millions of them, and WWF supports both the
commercial slaughter and the recreational killing of wildlife.
But, of course, they would have mounted a big fund-raising
effort to save the last few survivors during the first decade of
the 20th Century. Yes, the pleas would have gone out begging for
money to save the passenger pigeon. The World Wildlife Fund
would have led the prayer vigil for Martha, the last Passenger
pigeon, as she lay dying in her cage at the Cincinnati Zoo in
Today they are doing this with the Harp Seal. The WWF is
supporting the increased kill quotas