Vagrant Southern Elephant Seal and Human Disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa

Edith M. Mertz; Marthán N. Bester

doi:10.3957/056.041.0211

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Edith M. Mertz,^1,2,* Marthán N. Bester¹

¹1Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Ba
²2Oceans Research, P.O. Box 1767, Mossel Bay, 6505 South Africa

^*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: emmertz@zoology.up.ac.za

Abstract

An opportunistic observational study on human disturbance of a vagrant southern elephant seal that was hauled out on a tourist beach in Mossel Bay, South Africa, is presented. Incidences of pedestrians ignoring signage and the demarcation barrier around the seal raise questions about the management of such haulout events, pubic safety and the effects of disturbance.

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Edith M. Mertz and Marthán N. Bester "Vagrant Southern Elephant Seal and Human Disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa," South African Journal of Wildlife Research 41(2), 224-228, (1 October 2011). https://doi.org/10.3957/056.041.0211

Received: 26 November 2010; Accepted: 1 November 2011; Published: 1 October 2011

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