A seal was found
in the middle of a field in
Merseyside.
The sea mammal was discovered in a "distressed state" by a dog walker on
Monday, close to Newton Brook near Newton-le-Willows, by a startled
member of the public.
It is unclear how the seal got to the field but it was found about 20
miles from the nearest coastline.
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Experts believe
the grey juvenile seal may
have swam from a colony in Hilbre Island, in the Dee Estuary, and got
lost.
Farm owner Gary Watkinson said: “It’s quite unusual. We just saw it
lying there this morning.”
A woman who lives nearby said she saw the seal when she opened her
curtains and assumed it was a pony which had collapsed. She said: “I
thought it must have been hurt. The poor thing must be so scared.”
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: “A report came in from dog walker at
9.39am of the animal on a farmers’ field in Newton-le-Willows. It’s
within a field that’s fenced. A wildlife officer is en route - we need
to work out who it belongs to, and how it got there.
There’s no danger to the public, we just want to ensure the animal’s welfare.”
In a later statement, Merseyside police said: “Police and fire officers,
with the help of a local farmer have herded the seal on to a RSPCA
trailer.
Its condition is described as being exhausted and has now been taken to
the RSPCA’s wildlife hospital in Stapeley Grange, Nantwich, for
assessment.
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