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A seal pup died after being attacked by a dog on Moturiki (Leisure Island). Photo / Supplied. Last year, a walk on a beautiful beach ended in horror and heartbreak.
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A colony of elephant seals took over Drake’s Beach in Northern California during the 2019 government shutdown and claimed it as a breeding ground. (Video: Reuters) By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
The seal initially stayed in the spare room, before moving onto the couch. Jenn eventually coaxed it out of the house and it was collected by a Department of Conservation ranger at around 10 a.m ...
The Friends of the Elephant Seal is now recruiting volunteers to become seasonal guides for the 2024 Winter Program at William R. Hearst Memorial Beach in San Simeon.
A Mt Maunganui beach was quickly evacuated this afternoon after a two-metre shark was spotted in the water. Safeswim posted red flag warnings on its website at about 3pm, saying swimming is not ...
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For several weeks, federal wildlife officials have been investigating who stabbed a 300-pound elephant pup seal several times in a beach cove in Oregon. The seal, ...
A seal pup on the Mauao Base track in August 2019. Photo / George Novak DoC's advice was that people should never attempt to touch a seal and should stay at least 20 metres away when watching them.
A local seal volunteer is pleading for people to keep their distance and let the marine mammal rest after a busy season of pup deaths. Nathan Pettigrew, who works as a volunteer for the Department ...
It’s unclear whether the initial incursion happened stealthily at night or brazenly during the day – though authorities are almost certain the invasion occurred by sea. And federal empl… ...