lordmongrove
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A stunning picture worthy of BBC Wildlife Magazine.
A stunning picture worthy of BBC Wildlife Magazine.
WTF is wrong with some people?Fly tipping at Loch Ness. Let's hope giant eel ensavagemen t occurs upon them.
https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk...XtBHS87uaUOouAI_UlTQdhIdY8Nb6sF8FWi0c_ab_cTyg
That was my first thought- that it was a seal!Are there any spotted seals in the Loch?
So CUTE
Are there any spotted seals in the Loch?
according to this study, a seal is seen in the loch on average every two years. That's one seal. So if there was one it'd be unusual & noticeable.
Why did they shoot the poor thing?Repeating this from earlier:
A Common or Harbour seal lived in the loch for 7 months from Nov 84 before it was shot. By fishermen I'd wager.
Why did they shoot the poor thing?
Poor seal :sorry:I'm making the assumption that they were fishermen & didn't want it eating any of 'their' fish. There were reports of it following fishing boats & when they upped the revs to get away it just put in a bit more effort & kept up with them.
Do you??I dont have a reference for this.
But I believe its the conservationists. (Or whoevers in charge of the water)
Which is silly seeing as ONE seal is not much of a threat to the fish and you get prosecuted for looking at a pinniped funny if they are in the sea.
My ex was attacked by a sealThey had leaflets in the Manx nature heritage shop; Guides to protocol around seals IN and OUT of the water...
I did not read them.
And I saw a sign in Findhorn Bay...it a designated seal haulout area. (Seals have designated areas..)
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"If you approach seals you may be breaking the law..."
(Id like to see a seal in court...)
"up to six months in prison and/or a fine up to £5000..."
(Does that look like a good money raiser to you?)
When we were there we head an incredibly loud engine, as of an illegal motorcycle, we thought at first. The noise grew louder and we saw a rib out to sea...on closer approach it was not an RNLI rib, but one from the local marine mammal watching business....
...There are some incredible hypocrites in the area.
My ex was attacked by a seal
To be fair he was very young at the time as he approached a baby one and the mother went mental!
I had no idea that there were such strict laws for them though!
Why did they shoot the poor thing?
That's really interesting, thank youThere is salmon farming in Loch Ness. Seals love salmon. Another problem is that a seal in a salmon farm goes into “fox in a hen coop” mode, taking one bite out of every salmon it can get its teeth into.
Back in the Eighties, seal shooting was unregulated; today it is banned, mainly because its continuance would imperil exports of salmon to the USA.
“The latest data shows 31 seals were shot under licence in the first three months of 2020, double that of last year. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said seal predation and net breaches lead to 500,000 lost fish a year.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...lmon-farmers-to-be-banned-from-shooting-seals
Context:
The UK has an estimated 124,000 grey seals and at least 33,400 harbour seals.
“...31 seals were shot under licence in the first three months of 2020...”
maximus otter
That's the cutest LNM I have ever seen.So CUTE
I'd love to find something like that!There's a big colony of seals on Walney just over the bay,
https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife/cams/seal-cam
We often see them here the ferry crew sometimes have to encourage
them off the slipway a mate that works for the fisheries had a bit of a
frightener when on the new island off Fleetwood when he heard a commotion
coming nearer only for a seal to appear round a rock.
There was a odd looking skeleton washed up a week or two back I suspect it
was a Dolphin but can't find the pic at the moment. long nose with
lots of teeth.
Found it.
View attachment 29230
Very sadQuite upsetting but this was our beach yesterday, a small wale washed up overnight,
some are just to big to remove in one go, one was buried were it lay a year or two
back, when you look at it's size re the machinery around it and this is a small one it's
no wonder people see monsters.
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Dolphin skeleton.There's a big colony of seals on Walney just over the bay,
https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife/cams/seal-cam
We often see them here the ferry crew sometimes have to encourage
them off the slipway a mate that works for the fisheries had a bit of a
frightener when on the new island off Fleetwood when he heard a commotion
coming nearer only for a seal to appear round a rock.
There was a odd looking skeleton washed up a week or two back I suspect it
was a Dolphin but can't find the pic at the moment. long nose with
lots of teeth.
Found it.
View attachment 29230
Maybe he asked the seal to go clubbing and the mother wasn't amused.