{"id":7718,"date":"2010-10-31T21:04:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T02:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2010-11-14T13:29:55","modified_gmt":"2010-11-14T18:29:55","slug":"juvenile-harbor-seal-under-surveillance-in-wellfleet-harbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=7718","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile Harbor Seal under Surveillance in Wellfleet Harbor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7726\" title=\"post hssp 001 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-001-480.jpg\" alt=\"post hssp 001 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-001-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-001-480-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Lethargic Juvenile Harbor Seal in Wellfleet<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Turtle Journal visited the tip of Shirttail Point this afternoon to check on the lethargic juvenile harbor seal that has been\u00c2\u00a0resting in this area of Wellfleet Harbor for more than a week.\u00c2\u00a0 (See previous Turtle Journal articles below.)\u00c2\u00a0 The tide was rising and would soon reach its flood in about two hours.\u00c2\u00a0 Waves were already rolling over this sad seal, which would soon be engulfed by the rising waters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7720\" title=\"post hssp 004 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-004-480.jpg\" alt=\"post hssp 004 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-004-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-004-480-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>IFAW Monitoring Juvenile Harbor Seal<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifaw.org\/ifaw_united_states\/general\/ifaw_mmr_volunteers.php\" target=\"_blank\">IFAW Marine Mammal Rescue<\/a> team\u00c2\u00a0is monitoring this juvenile seal and has posted signs alerting the public to keep away and to avoid disturbing this animal.\u00c2\u00a0 The picture above is from Friday&#8217;s low tide in the same spot where the seal was found again today.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7724\" title=\"post hssp 003 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-003-480.jpg\" alt=\"post hssp 003 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-003-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/post-hssp-003-480-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\u00c2\u00a0<strong><em>Juvenile Harbor Seal Washed by Rising Tide<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">The edge of the Wellfleet Pier (Shirttail Point) offers a sandy resting spot for this young seal between high tides.\u00c2\u00a0 As the new moon\u00c2\u00a0arrives this coming weekend, tides will rise over 12.5 feet and this area will\u00c2\u00a0fall several feet under water.\u00c2\u00a0 It is possible that these\u00c2\u00a0astronomically high tides will cause the\u00c2\u00a0ailing young seal to move to a new location.\u00c2\u00a0 Turtle Journal will be co-leading a Stranding Weekend Program at Mass Audubon&#8217;s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.\u00c2\u00a0 Participants will keep a weather-eye for this animal if it moves from its current location.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n   google_ad_client = \"pub-6174531794045772\"; 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