The sad scene took place in Claouey, at the entrance to the Cap-Ferret peninsula, on July 10, 2022. A marine animal found itself outside its natural habitat and did not survive.
Motorists passing by on July 10, 2022, couldn’t believe their eyes. Around 10 a.m., in Claouey, at the entrance to the Cap-Ferret peninsula, , a seal found itself by the side of the roadreports South West. It is not uncommon to come across marine animals in the region of the Arcachon basin which is home to a very rich marine and coastal biodiversity. But not on the traffic lanes! However, the pinniped, which had obviously lost from its natural habitat, “undertook to regain the ocean by taking the shortest route”according to the explanations put forward by the newspaper. a seal found itself by the side of the roadreports South West. It is not uncommon to come across marine animals in the region of the Arcachon basin which is home to a very rich marine and coastal biodiversity. But not on the traffic lanes! However, the pinniped, which had obviously lost from its natural habitat, “undertook to regain the ocean by taking the shortest route”according to the explanations put forward by the newspaper.
A shortcut that turned out to be rather dangerous for this mammal. Very quickly, the traffic was interrupted by the gendarmes, so as to help him. The operation caused a traffic jam because the motorists were afraid of hitting the animal which showed itself “fearful and aggressive as soon as he was approached”, specifies the regional daily. It was ultimately the firefighters who managed to catch it after about thirty minutes.
The seal did not survive the rescue
“It is very likely that all the motorists who witnessed this surreal scene did not warn the gendarmes”, laments Sud-Ouest. And this lack of responsiveness cost the life of this adorable marine animal. He had been out of the ocean for far too long. He did not survive his prolonged passage on asphalt. On its site, the Breton aquarium Océanopolis explains the good reflexes to have when one is in the presence of a seal, or other marine animals, outside their natural habitat. You don’t have to don’t hesitate for a second to call for help and thus save their lives.
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Stupor in Cap-Ferret: a marine animal comes to a sad end after getting lost on the road
The pinniped, which had obviously strayed from its natural habitat, “undertook to return to the ocean by taking the shortest route”, according to Sud-Ouest.
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Stupor in Cap-Ferret: a marine animal comes to a sad end after getting lost on the road
A shortcut that turned out to be rather dangerous for this mammal.
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Stupor in Cap-Ferret: a marine animal comes to a sad end after getting lost on the road
It was finally the firefighters who managed to catch him after about thirty minutes.
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Stupor in Cap-Ferret: a marine animal comes to a sad end after getting lost on the road
But he had been out of the ocean for far too long. It did not survive its prolonged passage on asphalt.