Harbor Seal attacks child

[FishermanTim]

It's even more basic than that: If you FEED any wild animal, it will begin to make a connection between humans and food, period.
Once that happens, the animal will soon lose its fear of humans, and will begin to approach people aggressively, EXPECTING to be fed.

It goes the same for small backyard birds and squirrels up to seals and bears. The same tree-hugging morons that think seals are "cute" are probably the idiots that have been feeding the geese with their kids, and then have the gall to complain when their pond is closed due to bacterial pollution!

Screw with the natural order of things, and be prepared to pay the price in the end.

How long will it be before the seals on the cape start chasing the people away?

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

It's even more basic than that: If you FEED any wild animal, it will begin to make a connection between humans and food, period.
Once that happens, the animal will soon lose its fear of humans, and will begin to approach people aggressively, EXPECTING to be fed.

The seals have already made the connection... as they follow the fisherman up and down the Race.

[Raven]

The regulations apply to people who initiate feeding, touching or swimming with a marine mammal.

how about pissing on them..... should be fine

[bloocrab]

..."one similar incident: a B.C. sport fisherman was bitten by a harbour seal as he tried to release a juvenile salmon into the water"...


Perhaps one should not practice catch & release on the race anymore, .......that's IF you can actually get your fish back to the sand.

[kenyee]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

Once that happens, the animal will soon lose its fear of humans, and will begin to approach people aggressively, EXPECTING to be fed.

So if you thought like a warped seal hating greenie, you'd be feeding seals by hand all the time and hoping they'd attack some kiddies so more people would be brought to your cause......