Two jet-skiers are reported to have spooked hundreds of seals, putting unborn pups at risk.
Two jet-skiers reportedly caused seals to stampede into the sea after becoming spooked, volunteers said
Jet-skiers are being blamed for "harassing" basking seals, causing them to stampede into the sea, putting their unborn young at risk, volunteers said., whose members watch over the mammals on the Norfolk beach. A couple who witnessed the incident said two jet-skiers hurtled past about 200 seals, spooking them into the sea.At this time of year, grey seals, coming ashore at Horsey to moult off their old worn-out coats, are joined by a number of common seals, the volunteer group said.Seals are a common sight on Horsey beach - on the Norfolk coast between Great Yarmouth and Cromer
Because their metabolism slows down during the moult and they do not eat as much, the seals stay out of the cold sea to retain body heat until their new coat has grown. "It is common sense that there should be a minimum distance that jet-skiers can come to any beach not only to protect wildlife but also swimmers, especially children," said Peter Ansell, chairman of Friends of Horsey Seals.
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