West Seattle wildlife watch: No whale so far; plus, seal necropsy

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Two wildlife notes: First, as of this writing, no new sightings reported this morning of the gray whale that captivated people along the West Seattle shore (our reports from yesterday are here and here, and a stunning overnight photo from seattlepi.com is here). Susan from Orca Network (which tracks other types of whales too) posted some observations on its condition in this WSB comment. If you see it – please share the news – here’s how. Meantime, Robin from Seal Sitters has published a touching and sad update on the death of “Sea Star,” the nickname given to the harbor seal that turned up on Alki Friday – read it here.

Mary T Sheely March 28, 2010 (12:09 pm)

Oh, no…so sad about the seal. We were there at 1 p.m. Had no idea she passed away so soon after. Thanks to Seal Sitters for doing a remarkable job as usual. People really were respectful and interested.

seastar March 28, 2010 (5:18 pm)

That is so sad about Sea Star she was so beautiful. I read the story on the site and it was nice to know she wasn’t alone all that time. Very sad that she was on her way back to the water and didn’t make it.