Elephant Seal, Sorrento

["Cr. Margaret Bell" <>]

Elephant seal only on Sorrento beach for short period this morning - I missed it. Wildlife Shelter persons (Patti & Peter) from Frankston doing a fabulous job preventing inappropriate human contact. This is the very busiest part of our  bay beach , so seal is wise to abandon it for periods of time. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council by-laws staff will assist people management from tomorrow onwards, working in with the Wildlife Shelter people. It needs to settle  a little further east - Sullivans Bay- to copy the first official European settlement. Margaret Bell

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Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Elephant Seal, Sorrento

If my history serves me correctly,  the elephant seal is
following the same settling patterns as the first European Settlers in Port
Philip Bay. : ) 

Peter

"" <simonmustoe Sent by: 17/12/2002 05:46 PM Please respond to simonmustoe

To:                 cc:                 Subject:        [BIRDING-AUS] Elephant Seal, Sorrento

This message from this afternoon - sorry for the delay but I've been
away
from my computer:

At approx. 1.00 pm, 17 Dec. an elephant seal
[presumably the same
individual as before] came ashore and 
is resting on
the Sorrento foreshore, east of the main 
jetty. Last report at 4.00 was it
is still there. Over one 
hundred school children are also using the beach.
Several 
volunteers are hoping to watch over the seal this evening.
Temporary signage may be used to keep public and dogs at a 
distance. The
seal appears to be in good health.


Cheers,

Simon.

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