Didn't the ATr vaunt a plan to capture the seal and have it moved, or was that just another sound bite at the time ?
That's right Phil, seems though that they could not catch it. The seal has it's own twitter account and is famous on facebook.
Just read this,
"Residents in Stourport and Bewdley as well as further afield at Worcester have been reporting sightings of the seal since November 2012.
A year later the Angling Trust was granted a licence to catch the seal so she could be returned to the sea.
It proved unsuccessful and the licence expired on December 31. But January 1 signalled the start of the ‘open season’ so until August 31, it is not necessary to have a licence to capture or kill seals in accordance with the Conservation of Seals Act 1970.
Now campaigners, who fear for the seal’s safety have a launched a petition asking the Angling Trust and Natural England to ‘leave Keith alone and to let her live in the River Severn in peace, or return to sea of her own accord if and when she is ready to do so"
Do you think this seal may return to sea seeing as it's been in the river since 2012?
Kind regards
Ray