Bei den Robben und Seehunden an der Nordsee 'hätte ich doch gern ein Tele gehabt'... (Bild ist schon deutlich gecropt)
#Fotovorschlag #seals #northsea #zeeland #meermittwoch #oceanwednesday
Bei den Robben und Seehunden an der Nordsee 'hätte ich doch gern ein Tele gehabt'... (Bild ist schon deutlich gecropt)
#Fotovorschlag #seals #northsea #zeeland #meermittwoch #oceanwednesday
[Lefebvre et al.] Saxitoxin Linked to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70028?af=R 🦭 #Seals #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Pinnipeds #Science
Beach-goers urged to back ban on ‘flying ring’ frisbees
The cute and inquisitive creatures have made their home on rocky outcrops around Gower, but their lives are put at risk by the discarded doughnut-shaped flying rings which can snare them round their necks.
Swansea Council says it has already been working with Gower Seal Group, local schools and businesses on Gower to promote the ban after passing a notice of motion that aims to see an end to the use of the rings anywhere near wildlife along the area’s coastline.
Gower businesses Pitton Cross Caravan and Camping, Kennexstone Camping and Touring Park, and Surfside Café, Langland, Northway Garage, Bishopston have already voluntarily stopped selling them.
Gower Seal Group continue to visit schools in the area to talk to youngsters about seals and other marine life, spotlighting how they can support the effort.
Beach-goers are being urged to support a voluntary ban on ‘flying ring’ frisbeesGareth Richards, Founder of Gower Seal Group and Vice Chair of the UK Seal Alliance Executive, said: “Nobody buys a flying ring with the intention of causing pain and suffering to seals. But that’s what can happen if a flying ring is lost or discarded at a beach or near a waterway.
“A seal’s natural curiosity and playfulness when finding a flying ring in the water soon becomes a nightmare when, very quickly, they find themselves trapped by one around their neck.”
He said the creatures can’t free themselves of this entanglement and as they grow the ring tightens restricts their movement and will often cause pain, suffering and ultimately death.
And now the seal group is planning a national campaign to ‘Save Our Seals From Flying Rings’, launching on May 26, which includes a petition calling on the Government to ban the import of flying rings and to councils across the UK to ban them.
Mr Richards said: “That’s why we are extremely grateful to councillors in Swansea for continuing to support this campaign and showing leadership to protect our visiting seals from suffering by not supporting the sale or use of flying rings in our area.”
Andrew Stevens, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Infrastructure, said: “We fully support what Gower Seal Group is doing to protect our seals. We are so lucky to have seals near many of our beaches in Swansea and Gower.
“The vast majority of the many thousands of people who visit Gower every year treat the area, its wildlife and its coastline with respect. Along with the Gower Seal Group we are urging visitors to play their part to protect our seal population as well.”
Rocky coastal spots such as Limeslade and Bracelet Bay, as well as Port Eynon and Langland Bay have all been known to provide resting spots for groups of seals as well as thousands of visiting public every year.
Seals spend around 80% of their time at sea and come ashore along Gower to rest, sleep and digest their food.
The short time they are on land is vital to their health but also makes them vulnerable to the impact of humans on their lives.
#beaches #BraceletBay #Environment #frisbee #Gower #GowerSealGroup #LanglandBay #Limeslade #PortEynon #Seals #Swansea #SwanseaCouncil
One of hundreds of seals just off the shore of Flamborough Head this afternoon. Photo taken from the top of a cliff many metres away.
#nature #Seals#Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #sealPhotography #SealsOfMastodon #UK
Das wird jetzt glaub ich so Einige freuen: die kleinere Robbenversion (20-25mm) gibts jetzt auch im Shop, darunter eine Druckknopfsystem-Variante. Handgemalter #wandklexschmuck, eh klar, nun zu finden auf https://www.wandklex.art/product/originalaquarell-mini-robbe-gefasst-in-edelstahlanhaenger-4-modelle-547117.
#mammals #marineLife #miniaturepainting #art #artShop #seals #fediArt #mastoArt #creativeToots
Just a few sketches of seals. Have a lovely #SilentSunday! 🦭🌊🌞
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions
https://apnews.com/article/seal-navy-investigation-racism-command-d4d96b4c2405d7f1a4d39784d4dd1938
Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official.
Part 1: At Sea
Excuse fuzziness. Operating an iPhone whilst bobbing like a cork on water isn’t easy!!
Today, Mothman and Mothman’s Mr Spouse went #wildlife searching around the Scilly Isles, firstly on a boat where we saw #puffins, #guillemots and #razorbills, atlantic #seals and a distant #PeregrineFalcon.
Not on photo, but we also saw #cormorants and even bagged a couple of #shags
#nature #birds #IslesofScilly #sea #ocean #alttext #seabirds #birdsofprey
Rehabilitated seals from Cornish Seal Sanctuary tracked using GPS https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd298q17eqo 🦭 #Seals #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Pinnipeds #Science
SciTech Chronicles. . . . . .May 15th, 2025
#tectonic-like #deformation #recycling #Coronae #rhinoceros #genome #endangered #"stem cells" #Zangenite #crystallization #amorphus # #ordered #hydrothermal #"Juan de Fuca Ridge" #earthquakes #inflation #"hydrogen reservoirs" #natural #belowground #seals
Genetic diversity of #H5N1 avian #influenza viruses isolated from #birds and #seals in #Russia in 2023, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/05/genetic-diversity-of-h5n1-avian.html
I only have 1 bike rule: always stop for seals.
I’m obsessed with protecting #seals: ‘The flying ring toy was deeply embedded in her neck’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/13/jennifer-hobson-protecting-seals-from-plastic-flying-toy-rings "everyone can learn how to protect seals by swapping flying rings for seal-safe solid flying discs this summer, preferably non-plastic ones"
(Trigger warning on link. Vaguely described animal cruelty.)
There are times that living in a tourist area will make you doubt for humanity. What kind kind of sick bastard does something like this? I hope they get the guy, and I hope, based on penalties, that they make separate charges for each wound, and then stack up the maximum prison time and fines. If this person hasn't moved on to humans, they will.
https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/elephant-seal-pup-stabbed-oregon-beach-suspect-sought-05062025/
#animalcruelty #seals #wildlife #sealife #beach #oregon
Cape Cod seals, watch out: White shark migrating north 'getting a head start' on shark season https://phys.org/news/2025-05-cape-cod-white-shark-migrating.html 🦭 #Seals #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Pinnipeds
Indeed, the Gulls were quite persistent, and while most of the other Seals generally ignored them or shoo-ed them off, this young mom refused to come ashore with her newborn for almost 2 hours, rather than confront them.
In talking to one of the local volunteers at the Rookery, he mentioned that while pups were generally fine with water births, most of the local seals prefer to pup on the beach. His speculation was this was a young mom, perhaps her 1st time, as she was very nervous about the Seagulls who had congregated in the area (to feed on the afterbirth, etc.) and had been going to great lengths to avoid them all morning, eventually pupping in the water.