How long has harp seals been endangered for?

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Answer 1

Harp seals are not endangered and never have been.  Their population has been steadily increasing for several decades.

Answer 2

Since man came.

Answer 3

They are not endangered.  Who told you they were and are they a fool or a liar?

Answer 4

Acording to the IUCN Endangered species list they aren't regarded as endangered to date.  They were low risk, least concern at their last evaluation

LOWER RISK (LR) - A taxon is Lower Risk when it has been evaluated, does not satisfy the criteria for any of the categories Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. Taxa included in the Lower Risk category can be separated into three subcategories:

Conservation Dependent (cd). Taxa which are the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories above within a period of five years.

Near Threatened (nt). Taxa which do not qualify for Conservation Dependent, but which are close to qualifying for Vulnerable.

Least Concern (lc). Taxa which do not qualify for Conservation Dependent or Near Threatened.

Note:  The Conventional on International Trade of Endangered Species - CITES ("SIE-tees") - is the world authority on species conservation designation in terms of being Endangered (CITES 1), Threatened (CITES 2), Vulnerable (CITES 3), etc.. Once a species becomes classified as "Endangered", it automatically becomes internationally protected against hunting and trading.