A local angler who encountered the seal off the Mackay coast says it was 'the weirdest and strangest thing' he has ever seen.
abc.net.au/news/long-nosed-fur-seal-spotted-near-mackay-in-north-queensland/102905866When angler Kai Barba took his boat out off the coast of Mackay in North Queensland, the last thing he was expecting to see was a seal.
The species is generally found along Australia's southern coastlines, with sightings further north than Montague Island, on the Far South Coast of New South Wales, uncommon.While the department has not relocated the seal at this stage, wildlife officers were called in to assist the animal when it got stuck on some rocks.
"We went out there … and had a report of the little fella … wedged up in some rocks around Hay Point," Ms Burns said."We managed to get him out of those rocks and he made his way back down to the water."Ms Burns said the plan for now was to keep an eye on the coastal visitor, to ensure he enjoyed his holiday to the Sunshine State.
"It is a watch for him [as] it isn't his natural area … if he looks like he needs our assistance, we'll be out there again," she said.
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