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==Threats==
==Threats==
[[File:3764581474 0873e8b0f9 o.jpg|left|200|thumb|Andre and trainer Harry Goodridge]]
The natural threats to harbor seals are sharks - principally the [[great white shark]] - [[orca]]s, and [[polar bear]]s. Man is also a threat, as the seals are incidentally captured in fishing gear (gillnets, trawls, purse seines, and weirs), and are also victims of boat strikes, oil spill exposure, chemical contaminants, and power plant entrainment. On land, humans may "harass" and disturb hauled out harbor seals while the seals are resting.
The natural threats to harbor seals are sharks - principally the [[great white shark]] - [[orca]]s, and [[polar bear]]s. Man is also a threat, as the seals are incidentally captured in fishing gear (gillnets, trawls, purse seines, and weirs), and are also victims of boat strikes, oil spill exposure, chemical contaminants, and power plant entrainment. On land, humans may "harass" and disturb hauled out harbor seals while the seals are resting.