Animals
First howler of the season in the seal station
The little howler Bosse was the first howler of this year’s birthing season to be admitted to the Friedrichskoog seal station. photo
© Seal station Friedrichskoog/dpa
Premature birth Bosse weighs only 8.3 kilograms and is only two days old. He is the first seal howler of the year at the Friedrichskoog seal station. There will be a few more to come until August.
The Friedrichskoog seal station in Schleswig-Holstein has welcomed the first seal howler of this year’s birthing season. According to the station, the age was estimated to be one to two days. The howler weighed 8.3 kilograms and was named Bosse, according to the statement. The prematurely born animal was found in St. Peter-Ording and brought to the station on Tuesday.
The main birthing and nursing season for seals in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park has just begun and will last until August. When a young seal his Mother calls, she makes howling noises. Based on this, according to the National Park Administration, howlers are used to describe young seals during the nursing period when they have permanently lost their mother.
What to do if you find a young seal
People should keep as much distance as possible from the seals so as not to alarm the wild animals. If a young seal is found lying alone in areas used by people, such as a beach, seal hunters, the seal station or the police should be notified.
According to an international agreement, the seal stations Friedrichskoog and Norddeich in Lower Saxony are the only authorized reception centers for howlers in Germany.