2023-09-09 18:44:48
Valérie de Graffenried Ostend Published on September 9, 2023 at 8:44 p.m. Modified on September 9, 2023 at 8:47 p.m.
A small round head emerges from the water at regular intervals. In Ostend, on the Belgian coast, the animal even has a small stretch of beach protected and demarcated by safety cordons, with signs indicating its presence. This type of observation is not uncommon. Seals are getting closer to the coasts in the North Sea, confirms Thierry Jauniaux. Especially since the Covid-19 pandemic, when most beaches remained sparsely populated. “We have in fact been observing more of them for some time on the 65 kilometers of Belgian coasts but also on the French coasts.” Good news? In principle, yes. Except that cohabitation with humans is not peaceful.
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