Real tears flowed and genuine heart pain occurred while in Arctic Bay, Nunavut to see the narwhals and other amazing wildlife. It was supposed to be an Eco trip but turned into exactly the opposite. A group joined us ( I won't mention the businesses they own) but they flew in on their private jet and hired the Inuits to get them narwhal tusks. I mean KILL the narwhals to get their tusks. They then planned to smuggle them illegally into the USA. I love these whales so much. To witness them being shot at everyday we were there except one was just too much to bear. It's one thing to eat them ( I guess ) but another to kill for the tusk. The inuits keep posting the dead narwhal tusks on their Facebook pages. I wrote 2 of them and said please post the beautiful pictures you took with us....but they get more attention posting tusks from dead narwhals. I guess some people think that's cool. :(
Seeing the narwhal in person and listening to them was just an incredible event. They sing and communicate with each other so beautifully. One day their was no hunting and it was PURE MAGIC being on the ice floes edge in the middle of nowhere. We literally camped on the ice!
One day they were being shot at when the ice floes edge was gone....they were in little pools of water being shot at. I cried more than once on this trip. To see such sentient, beautiful beings being killed with these powerful GUNS was just horrific.
They did NOT hunt in front of Beatrice or Heather Mills-McCartney. Hmmmmm...wonder why? I met them at the airport and we chatted for a long time. Beatrice LOVES narwhals and I hope one day she can help to save them. They are not just eaten as so many believe.....they are being hunted for their tusks as well.
Seeing the narwhal in person and listening to them was just an incredible event. They sing and communicate with each other so beautifully. One day their was no hunting and it was PURE MAGIC being on the ice floes edge in the middle of nowhere. We literally camped on the ice!
One day they were being shot at when the ice floes edge was gone....they were in little pools of water being shot at. I cried more than once on this trip. To see such sentient, beautiful beings being killed with these powerful GUNS was just horrific.
They did NOT hunt in front of Beatrice or Heather Mills-McCartney. Hmmmmm...wonder why? I met them at the airport and we chatted for a long time. Beatrice LOVES narwhals and I hope one day she can help to save them. They are not just eaten as so many believe.....they are being hunted for their tusks as well.
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