[CINC] Bad news for the harbor seals in San Diego

[Paul Jr. Petrich]

All Volunteers,
 From the view of someone who just came back from a region of our planet once heavily populated with marine mammals, and where children no longer have a chance to see real seals in the local seas, I see this as no big problem. The fact that the seals are there, to interact one way or the other with children, is a blessing when looking at the big picture. Thank God for the fact that a Sea World existed here to release seals back into nature. Too late in Italy and Croatia, because interactions between seals and humans there, without educational input by people from aquatic centers, always led to seal mortality. Our concern and capabilities to think things out can surely bridge seals and children wanting the same habitat.   Paul

Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:14:45 -0700
From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net
To: gizmo92067 at yahoo.com; channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org
Subject: Re: [CINC] Bad news for the harbor seals in San Diego



All - 

Those of us who sit on the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative council have heard quite a bit about this issue, and as a result have heard all sides of this story.  You should know that there is compelling evidence that the presence of these seals at Children's Pool was created by man.   (The pool was created so children had a safe place to swim and be introduced to the ocean, which it is not safe to do now).  The evidence shows that the seals presence is due to Sea World releasing seals from their facilities near by, seals that were made accostomed to man's close proximity.  This creates quite a quandry for me and a great many others.  I will try to chase down some more info.  If anyone is interested, feel free to email me.

Regards,

Scott


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Subject: [CINC] Bad news for the harbor seals in San Diego



http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/21/federal-court-could-intervene-after-governor-signs/?metro



      
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