A newborn harp seal pup with its distinctive white coat on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence March 3, 2008. The annual Gulf of St. Lawrence seal hunt is tentatively set to begin later this month. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

A newborn harp seal pup with its distinctive white coat on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence March 3, 2008. The annual Gulf of St. Lawrence seal hunt is tentatively set to begin later this month. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) A newborn harp seal pup with its distinctive white coat (L) sleeps next to its mother on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence March 3, 2008. The controversial annual Gulf of St. Lawrence seal hunt is tentatively set to begin later this month. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Actress Alison Steadman lies next to a harp seal on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, March 3, 2008. The British actress was flown out by helicopter in support of the organizations Humane Society of the United States and Respect for Animals. The annual Gulf of St. Lawrence seal hunt is tentatively set to begin later this month.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Members from the Humane Society of the United States and their guests walk past an adult female harp seal on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence March 3, 2008. They arrived in the Gulf to document the newborn seal pups. The controversial east coast seal hunt is tentatively set to begin later this month. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) A newborn harp seal pup with its distinctive white coat rests on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence March 3, 2008. The annual Gulf of St. Lawrence seal hunt is tentatively set to begin later this month. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) A newborn harp seal pup with its distinctive white coat on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence March 3, 2008. The annual Gulf of St. Lawrence seal hunt is tentatively set to begin later this month. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)