Insufficient fish stocks are the suspected cause.
Members of the public have been urged not to feed seals despite concerns about malnutrition. File image.This comes amid a bird flu outbreak affecting seabirds in the Western Cape but is believed to be unrelated.
Local government, environmental affairs and development planning minister Anton Bredell said the provincial government and its partners have been looking into the matter over the past few weeks. “We are urging the public not to feed any seals despite the concerns about malnutrition. The animals remain wild creatures and must not be made dependent on human interaction for survival.”
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