Grey seals have been killed by being trapped in … If the mother does not return within 24 hours, or you think that the pup is sick or injured - please keep at a safe distance and contact us. Images similar to FOT700920: 'Grey Seal pup'.
At low tide they are visible on the shoreline or on exposed offshore rocks. Myrtle the grey seal pup has plenty to wail about; however, as the nylon netting has left her with a wound an inch-and-a-half wide and an inch deep right around her neck. Female seals return to their pupping areas, between September and November; where a single pup (14kgs) is born, above the high tide mark. Globally, the grey seal is one of the rarest seal species and about 50% of the world population lives in British and Irish waters. Grey seal pup production is influenced by many factors such as disease, competition with other species, changes in the distribution and abundance of prey, disturbance, and interactions with fisheries.
She was spotted in obvious difficulties in a cove at St Ives Bay by members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue organisation.
Grey seals were hunted into the 20th Century, and as a result have disappeared entirely from some areas, but are now protected in most areas of Europe. Seal pups bite . The first grey seal pup was observed at Blakeney in 1988 and the new breeding ground saw 25 pups born in 2001.
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Hundreds of grey seals were killed by the epizootic of Phocine Distemper Virus that affected mainly harbour seals in 1988, scientists also noting a 12% reduction in grey seal pup production as a result of the virus. Seal pups however are born with creamy white fur and stay on land for two to three weeks until they moult. They have a distinctive horse-like face with a long muzzle, large eyes and long whiskers. Grey seals can be seen throughout the year. Showing 1 - 100 of 292. Their fur varies from light to dark speckled grey or even black. a healthy seal pup looks like a big, stuffed maggot without a neck; an unhealthy seal pup looks thin (but not bony) and has a visible neck, like a dog.
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