A seal has been spotted at Patonga Beach!
The Central Coast Dolphin Project received a call about the seal on May 31 and dispatched a team to check on the seal and assess its condition.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service was also alerted.
On arrival, the Project found the long-nose fur seal to be ‘one of the local boys’ from the Barrenjoey Seal Colony.
Reports suggest that despite having an old ‘cookie-cutter’ wound on his chest, the seal was in good condition.
The Project said with the recent rough seas and high swells, it was not unusual to have seals hauling out on our coastline.
They advised locals to give seals plenty of space and stay back at least 40 metres, and never get between them and the water.
It is also advised to keep children and dogs well away from the seal and never try to touch or feed them.
Source:
Media release, May 31
Central Coast Dolphin Project