US EditionToo Little Distance Scares Seals and Costs the Lives of Pups
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Too close contact with seals forces mothers away, so pups starve to death. Keep your distance, the call goes.
Too close contact with seals forces mothers away, causing pups to starve to death. Keep your distance, the call goes.
To avoid stressing seals and giving them the opportunity to nurse their young, you must keep at least 25 meters away from the seal. This is the clear call from the Danish Animal Welfare Service after two seal pups on Zealand died as a result of people getting too close. - You should not get too close to take pictures, pet or feed them, says Peter Gravlund, biologist at the Danish Animal Welfare Service, who is currently receiving many inquiries …
Too close contact with seals forces mothers away, causing pups to starve to death. Keep your distance, says the appeal
People pet, feed and take selfies with seal pups - but it can cost the pups their lives, warns the Danish Society for Animal Welfare.
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