That’s the question officials are asking after trying to corral a “stubborn” elephant seal that repeatedly tried crossing a major highway in northern California on Monday despite being guided back to a bay multiple times, according to Laura Sherr, a public relations specialist for The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) based in Sausalito, California.
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Barclay said he is the only CHP officer now on scene, but others will be summoned to assist if the seal tries to re-enter the highway.
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CHP, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Marine Mammal Center staff were able to herd the seal off the road but she made repeated attempts to return and efforts to steer her to a different waterway were unsuccessful.
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“What we’ve seen is she’s obviously still trying to get out of the water”, Barclay said.
At least 12 people were required to load the unconscious animal onto a tarp and then bring it to a waiting truck.
In spite of their efforts, every time rescue workers and CHP officers managed to get the seal back in the water, she would simply wait for them to walk away and then once again attempt to cross.
The seal was first spotted trying to cross State Route 37 near Sonoma Raceway – south of Sonoma – on Monday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Marin Office.
Halaska planned to get in the water in a kayak Tuesday morning and attempt to drive the seal out of the inlet she is in and back toward the larger Bay and the Golden Gate. “There’s nothing”, said California Highway Patrol Officer Andrew Barclay.
Barclay says the animal is causing quite the traffic disaster in the area- not because she’s in the roadway (she’s to the side now), but because drivers keep slowing to take photos and cell phone videos.
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