The larger grey seals are now taking over the areas where harbour seals - also known as common seals - would traditionally "haul out" of the water. That has forced harbour seals on to public ...

The call, from Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue (CWR), follows reports of people crowding around a large grey ... seal did not need intervention and as darkness fell headed back out [to sea]." ...

"Grey seals do not seek out human interaction, but this pup knew even though there was a small crowd of people on the beach that he needed to haul out and rest. "He hauled himself up the beach as ...

But for the world’s biggest breeding colony of grey seals ... stretching along its length, giving the seals plenty of space to “haul out,” or come ashore to moult, rest, pup and breed.

They, like other seals, regularly come out of the water or “haul out” to rest on islands and beaches, usually by themselves. “Hauling out on the beach allows seals to get rid of excess heat ...

Members of the public visiting an Aberdeenshire nature reserve have been asked to help protect seal pups this Christmas by following seal watching guidance. During breeding season, five grey seal pups ...