The baby seal is A-OK! But perhaps thirsty (wasn’t even served a sip of seltzer)…
A seal walked into a bar. Or to use a technical term, it galumphed. … It was a wet, lazy Sunday evening when the baby fur seal waddled into the Sprig + Fern The Meadows craft beer bar in Richmond, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. … “Everyone was in shock,” Evans said. … Evading its pursuers, the creature dashed into a restroom and then hid under the dishwasher, which was swiftly unplugged. … “I just went to my fiancé, I said, grab the salmon! Grab the salmon!” Then it was a brief wait for conservation rangers to arrive. It turned out they were already tracking the wandering seal. “It was their fourth call for the day,” Evans said. … The seal was released on nearby Rabbit Island, considered a safe location because of its dog-free status, Otley said. It’s not unusual for curious young seals to show up in unexpected places at this time of year, she added. … “They can turn up in unusual places, like this pub, but this is normal exploratory behavior,” Otley said.
You give that baby all the salmon they want!
haha what’s really disturbing here is that this adorable seal was treated like a wild animal to be captured & held captive. Can’t we do better than just releasing it back into the wild without providing any support or rehabilitation?
Looks too young to be away from mom too, but I don’t know how they could possibly reunite either… Drop the baby off at the closest colony and hope for the best? 🤔
