This map illustrates the history of the Harp Seal hunt and Harp seal populations. In the early 1800s, demand for seal fur as a luxury item and new technology made the hunt for seals wildly unsustainable, and led to a catastrophic population drop. The Tragedy of the Commons – over exploitation of a common resource due to each individual trying to get as many resources as they can and poor management – was a major overarching cause of this crash. The map also illustrates how though technology can be used to amplify negative actions’ effects on the environment, it can also be very effective in spreading environmental awareness through the media. Likewise, while globalizing markets can lead to huge demand and overhunting, a globalized effort towards sustainability can be very effective. It is too soon to tell wether the globalization of markets today will be cause another population crash, or if Canadian management of seal hunting will be sustainable. This is an interesting case because it shows how social activism can change governments and industries.  It is also an important case because the pattern of the political treadmill (Environmental Destruction -> Public Concern -> Policy Change -> Concern Disappears -> Environmental Destruction…) can be observed here and in many other instances in society.