Seals frolic frozen in bronze statue in a public square in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, on June 20, 2025. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times) By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Anganni Mikaelsen was cruising past icebergs in his boat when he spotted a glistening head pop up in the water. Pow! His rifle shattered the tranquility. Mikaelsen was hunting seals, as Greenlanders have for centuries. People here eat seals, feed them to sled dogs and wear sealskins. They trade the pelts for money and use the bones for…
