Baby Seal at Peka Peka
This baby seal was seen at Peka Peka Beach recently, it is quite usual for seals
this small to visit our beaches as they are left to fend for themselves by their
mothers. This one was playing in the shallows but approached a family
and went up to sniff their hands. The Department of Conservation advises
that they should not be approached and dogs should be kept on leashes.
Someone in Raumati South returned from the beach to find one on her porch,
and it didn't stop there going inside her house to sit by the fire for about
ten minutes. It also ate the fish she had saved for her supper.
The number of seals visiting our beaches seems to be rising as they recover from the
being harvested for their pelts in the eighteenth century. They are now fully protected
but are sometimes caught in nets from fishing vessels.
Photos courtesy Stuff .co.nz
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