After being returned to the estuary, the seal tried three more times to leave the water and gain a foothold on dry land.
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Wildlife experts and law enforcement officials are working to keep a determined elephant seal off a Northern California highway that it has repeatedly tried to cross, slowing traffic in the area. At one point, the seal was in the median, with cars stopped around it.
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The CHP says it might shut down the two-lane highway if the seal tries to charge across again.
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According to the California Highway Patrol, the seal wandered onto the freeway from a nearby marsh at about 1 p.m, CBS San Francisco reports. CHP said the seal was consistently trying to get back on the roadway. After laying there for some time, the seal slowly rolled back into the San Pablo Bay.
The officer even told KTRK he got a face-full of saliva while trying to help the very adamant animal.
Just a few minutes later a caller told the CHP that the seal was attacking a vehicle, though that information could not be confirmed. The elephant seal had a lot of weight behind her and a lot of muscle. “If she comes back out onto the road, we’re hoping to be able to put her into a carrier to take her to a different location”.
Most of those trying to help the seal left the area after she got back in the water and the tide lowered, decreasing her chances of reaching land, but police were patrolling the area overnight in case the mammal made another crossing attempt.
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Barclay said officers checked on the animal throughout the night, making sure she hadn’t gotten into the roadway. It kept marine mammal experts and the CHP busy until sunset.
