People in AC FAIL at Social Distancing From Seal
We're supposed to be staying 6 feet away form other humans, but the suggested distance from seals is 150 feet. Some people in Atlantic City got too close recently.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center reports that a young seal found on an Atlantic City beach was entangled in a gill net. Passerby, instead of calling for help attempted to free the seal themselves.
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Not a good idea says representatives of the stranding center:
It worked out this time, but again, you should keep your distance from seals:
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