Cathy Woo alerts us all to a baby seal spotted at Alki, with the extremely important reminder: LEAVE IT ALONE. As noted in a similar situation last spring.
West Seattle, Washington
22 Thursday
Cathy Woo alerts us all to a baby seal spotted at Alki, with the extremely important reminder: LEAVE IT ALONE. As noted in a similar situation last spring.
In the U.S. it is illegal to “touch, harm or harass any marine mammal”. Mother seals sometimes will not return for the baby if she smells humans near her baby. This is out of protection for herself. Each baby seal has a distinct (and pitiful!) cry which helps its mother find it where she left it.
Just an update, as of 6pm tonight the baby seal was still laying on the beach. A police car had just been by broadcasting not to touch it, but no other signs of anyone watching out for it…
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