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Moulting elephant seal swims off Victoria beach

Valuable lessons learned in wildlife interaction as B次元官网网址榯his happens every couple of yearsB次元官网网址
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Elephant seal moulting at Gonzales Beach. (Keri Coles/Oak Bay B次元官网网址)

The barriers to protect a young seal at Gonzales Beach came down yesterday morning.

Late last month, the young elephant seal chose the popular Victoria beach to lounge and shed its fur during its yearly moulting season. The seal swam off Friday, May 4, but the barriers remained for a few days in case it returned.

B次元官网网址淭he good news is a lot of government agencies and the community learned a lot about preparing a better response for next time ,B次元官网网址 said Kerri Ward, a Gonzales Group volunteer who helped look out for the wild animal. B次元官网网址淭here will be a next time as this happens every couple of years.B次元官网网址

During the elephant sealB次元官网网址檚 stay, officials warned the public to keep children and animals away after police were called more than once.

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