Mystery Of Grey Seal Deaths Causing Concern

It goes without saying that if you are in any coastal area -not just the UK but Ireland, France, Netherlands -wherever- if you come across a dead seal or seals you should report it to your environment agency or whichever body is responsible.  This is quite serious.

There are fewer grey seals left in the wild than African Elephants, and concerns are growing after an unprecedented number were found dead in Cornwall.

More than 40 have been washed up since October, including pups and adults, but the cause of death is a mystery.

There are only around 350,000 grey seals worldwide, so experts say it's vital they find out why they are dying before it has a long-term impact on the population.
 
Caz Waddell, marine conservation officer at the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, told Sky News: "We have got large numbers of seals dying on our shores and the real worry is that a lot of these individuals are adults that are breeding, so the impact to the population could be huge."

Finding out what is killing them isn't easy, as the Government doesn't fund post-mortem examinations on seals but storms, pollution or illness could all be possible causes.

Dan Jarvis, from the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, said the deaths have come during the main birthing season, which could mean more are at risk as pups often can't survive if their mothers die.

He explained: "We really need to show a duty of care for this species to try to figure out what is actually going on, because by the time we have figured out something is going on it could be too late."

The public are being asked to report any dead seals that they find to the authorities.

ADDENDA 10th July 2018

The question as to what happened and whether any solution was found has to be "no idea". I sent an email to each body in question introducing the various parties and that was it.  I am told there was no inter-group conversation or cooperation. Is this an ego thing?  Surely the seal deaths are more important than personal kudos or press coverage.  Very very sad state of affairs.

Cryptozoologist Of The Year 2014

I'll break the news to you now....it is not me.

I know -like what??

Anyway, this is how Loren Coleman announces it on Cryptonews where you can read MUCH more:http://www.cryptozoonews.com/munns14/

Cryptozoologist of the Year 2014: Bill Munns

 

The Year 2014 saw some intriguing discoveries made and research revealed. One individual stands out in the field of Bigfoot research, Sasquatch studies, and cryptozoology for his work in pushing forward serious, thoughtful, analytic work on a specific piece of evidence – the Patterson-Gimlin footage. That person is our “Cryptozoologist of the Year 2014.” He is Bill Munns.

 

 

Who is this person?

 

William “Bill” Munns has been a makeup and special effects artist in Hollywood for decades, and a filmmaker in general, as well. He applies his unique perspective to the analysis of the famed October 20, 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film. In the last seven years, Munns assembled the finest image data archive on film and photographic material related to this classic “Bigfoot” mystery, and analyzed the apparent unknown hairy biped seen in the film with state-of-the-art analysis technology. 

 

His 2014 presentation in Yakima, “When Roger Met Patty,” and his 2014 book, When Roger Met Patty, were the culmination of that seven year research program. After 47 years, the Patterson-Gimlin footage has a serious in-depth study for all to consider. For this, we thank and recognize Bill Munns.

 

 

Congratulations to Munns. I think Munns is a very good choice and there are a number of videos on You Tube involving his work -including this one.....