Bathers told to keep away from seals off coast of Cornwall
People holidaying in St Ives, Cornwall, are being warned against getting too close to a group of seals that swim around the harbour.
About five seals that regularly visit the area and come up close to the beach are proving a big attraction to tourists – but harbourmaster Steve Bassett is warning people they can be dangerous.
He has put up signs asking people not to feed or swim with them.
He told the BBC: "I’m afraid that some day someone will lose an arm.
"If seals are both going for territory they can be extremely aggressive. One day a seal is going to feel trapped and bite back.
"They also have an infectious bite too – people who deal with them need special antibiotics."
Seal expert Gill Bell from the Marine Conservation Society said: "They are very gorgeous to look at and that’s what we should be doing, looking at them and not getting close to them."
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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