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Marine charity wants 'zero kill' policy to protect seals

A WILDLIFE charity is calling on ministers to introduce "a zero kill" policy for seals and afford them the same level of protection awarded to birds of prey.

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says the Scottish Government's new system of issuing licences to shoot seals, which will allow more than 1000 to be killed this year, is simply a charade for the benefit of badly managed fish farms and sporting estates.