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there, there little one (donna nook update)
latest from donna nook facebook page (for those who don’t use facebook)- do try and look at their page as they have some amazing photos!:
6/12 “lots of the mums and pups are still together, but they are now dispersed throughout the dunes and very stressed. At this stage it doesn't seem that many seals have died as a result of the surge.
Our staff and volunteers are on site and people from the Seal Sanctuaries are looking for abandoned pups along the coast.
Donna Nook will remain closed until further notice.”
6/12 “Thankfully, the morning tide presented no problems and we were able to make a start clearing away some of the fence and hut debris. Many thanks for all the offers of help but with our fantastic volunteers and help from Trust colleagues we got as far as we could before density of seals on the path and in the dunes prevented further work. We are still asking you to stay away from the area due to the number of animals scattered around - the big bull seal in the car park gets the message across pretty well!!
I am greatly heartened by the number of mother/pup combinations I have seen all along the reserve. Already getting many and widespread reports of lone pups and will work closely with staff from Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary (hospital) to recover as many as possible.”
7/12 “Life goes on - a pup was born on the path during the night. Fantastic! The rest of the seals are looking more settled on the path and in the dunes. I'm intending to walk the entire reserve tomorrow to attempt a pup count - not sure how accurate I can be because they are spread so far and wide and hidden in the dune scrub.”
8/12 “Counted about 1100 pups on the reserve today, including 65 born this week. This is about 190 pups down on where I estimate the count should be but before you get too worried, I will have missed some pups hiding deep in the scrub, pups have been reported outside the reserve boundary and some of the older pups will simply have gone out to sea a little earlier than the normal 5 weeks old because of the surge tide. The count was put on hold for about two hours whilst we tried to remove a large bull from where he was blocking one of the local roads - don't think bull wrangling was in my job description!”
9/12 “The seals remain in charge of the viewing area! We are still asking you not to visit and this will remain our position until the end of the season - there aren't many seals viewable from the accessible areas. Volunteers are having to do many extra shifts in order to protect the far flung seals. Please defer your visit until next year.”
donna nook on facebook : www.facebook.com/pages/Donna-Nook-Warden/572875042778098?...
(PLEASE NO AWARDS OR PICTURES OR FLASHY BADGES)
there, there little one (donna nook update)
latest from donna nook facebook page (for those who don’t use facebook)- do try and look at their page as they have some amazing photos!:
6/12 “lots of the mums and pups are still together, but they are now dispersed throughout the dunes and very stressed. At this stage it doesn't seem that many seals have died as a result of the surge.
Our staff and volunteers are on site and people from the Seal Sanctuaries are looking for abandoned pups along the coast.
Donna Nook will remain closed until further notice.”
6/12 “Thankfully, the morning tide presented no problems and we were able to make a start clearing away some of the fence and hut debris. Many thanks for all the offers of help but with our fantastic volunteers and help from Trust colleagues we got as far as we could before density of seals on the path and in the dunes prevented further work. We are still asking you to stay away from the area due to the number of animals scattered around - the big bull seal in the car park gets the message across pretty well!!
I am greatly heartened by the number of mother/pup combinations I have seen all along the reserve. Already getting many and widespread reports of lone pups and will work closely with staff from Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary (hospital) to recover as many as possible.”
7/12 “Life goes on - a pup was born on the path during the night. Fantastic! The rest of the seals are looking more settled on the path and in the dunes. I'm intending to walk the entire reserve tomorrow to attempt a pup count - not sure how accurate I can be because they are spread so far and wide and hidden in the dune scrub.”
8/12 “Counted about 1100 pups on the reserve today, including 65 born this week. This is about 190 pups down on where I estimate the count should be but before you get too worried, I will have missed some pups hiding deep in the scrub, pups have been reported outside the reserve boundary and some of the older pups will simply have gone out to sea a little earlier than the normal 5 weeks old because of the surge tide. The count was put on hold for about two hours whilst we tried to remove a large bull from where he was blocking one of the local roads - don't think bull wrangling was in my job description!”
9/12 “The seals remain in charge of the viewing area! We are still asking you not to visit and this will remain our position until the end of the season - there aren't many seals viewable from the accessible areas. Volunteers are having to do many extra shifts in order to protect the far flung seals. Please defer your visit until next year.”
donna nook on facebook : www.facebook.com/pages/Donna-Nook-Warden/572875042778098?...
(PLEASE NO AWARDS OR PICTURES OR FLASHY BADGES)