Baby ALBINO Seal Playing On The Beach! "The pups are adorable, are friendly and will approach humans, but touching a baby seal hurts the chances of it reuniting with its mother, Chandler said.
It's illegal to harass, disturb or try to move young seals or other marine mammals.Wilkinson says they typically see six to 10 illegal animal handling cases a year, but the trend this year is concerning because they're happening earlier in the season and within a wider area.Harbor seal pups are born along the West Coast, typically from February to May in California and from late spring to summer in the Northwest. "The best chance they have to survive is to stay wild," Wilkenson said.Last month, in a case that garnered national attention, a Canadian man and his son "This is our Northwest version, apparently," Milstein said.NOAA has launched a "Share the Shore" campaign to remind beachgoers to leave marine mammals alone, to stay at least 100 yards away and reduce other disturbances, such as keeping dogs on leashes.
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"It is an ongoing issue throughout the entire West Coast," said Justin Greenman, NOAA's assistant stranding coordinator for California. Selfies with seals or sea lions are also a growing problem.People's impulse is to rush in and help, but it's better to let nature run its course, she said. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Eating baby seals is only the beginning. The pups are adorable, are friendly and will approach humans, but touching a baby seal hurts the chances of it reuniting with its mother, Chandler said. Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, adding former rival to ticketCoronavirus may spread farther than six feet indoorsSailors recall last month's ferocious inferno battle aboard naval shipCop posted "Kill em all" on protest livestream, probe findsTrump calls Harris "nasty" and "disrespectful" to BidenTwo major conferences postpone college football seasonNew Zealand racing to find source of first recent new virus cases"Fight on! - Duration: 2:01. That pup returned to the water on its own.Last week, a pup was handled so extensively throughout the day by people with dogs at a beach park that wildlife responders determined the constant human interaction permanently separated the pup from its mother. They're small. Humane Society International 482,667 views. TOM DREAMS BIG 1,580,470 views. At least five times this season, well-meaning people have illegally picked up seal pups in Oregon and Washington thinking they were abandoned or needed help, but that interference ultimately resulted in two deaths, said Michael Milstein, a spokesman with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.State wildlife officials had to euthanize one harbor seal pup last month after a woman picked it up on a beach in Westport, Washington, and apparently carried it back to a house in a shopping tote. He emphasized that people should feel free to take pictures from a distance, but to give the animal space and leave it alone.Jeff Boehm, executive director of The Marine Mammal Center in Northern California, said so far this year 18 marine mammals have been brought to his center because they were harassed or illegally picked up. When you see one on the beach, they just draw you in. The animal was later determined to be unresponsive and lethargic, Milstein said.Another couple found a seal pup on the beach in Garibaldi, Oregon, and fearing the animal was alone or abandoned, wrapped the seal in a beach towel, put it in their car and placed it in their shower at home, said Kristin Wilkinson, NOAA's regional stranding coordinator.Wildlife officers returned that seal to the beach where it was found but the animal was found dead the next day, she said. Peaceful seal nursery (not graphic) - Duration: 1:44. Most were eventually released into the wild after being treated but three have died.
"These animals have an innate charm. "Be in the know. In recent years, with high death rates and strandings for sea lions and fur seals off the California coast, there have been some cases of people wanting to pick up and rescue sea lions, he said. 2:01. They use beaches, docks and other shoreline areas to rest, regulate their body temperatures or wait for their mothers, who typically are nearby but may not come near the pups if there are too many people or other disturbances. That couple received a written warning.
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