Wildlife officials think the 500-pound mammal was confused and lost when it repeatedly tried to cross a Northern California highway, causing traffic backups, The Associated Press reported.
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She isn’t saying, but officers with the California Highway Patrol and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services said she was determined to get the right of way.
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“What we’ve seen is she’s obviously still trying to get out of the water”, Barclay said.
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But the seal persisted, and came back onto land at least twice more, the story said.
When we last checked in on the seal yesterday afternoon, both the Marine Mammal Center of Sausalito and the San Pablo Bay National Marine Sanctuary had dispatched a rescue team to help deal with the large animal (female elephant seals can weigh up to 1,800 pounds).
Because of her size and the low tide, Halaska and Dave Zahniser, rescue manager with the mammal center, have been unsuccessful in coaxing her back to the bay.
Experts at the center say elephant seals return to beaches along central California during the winter months to mate and give birth.
The elephant seal appeared to have given up as of 11 p.m. Monday, but reports indicate it was back trying to cross the road Tuesday morning. Using a blood test and an ultrasound they also confirmed that she’s pregnant, according to the Marine Mammal Center.
Barclay added that the elephant seal had “a lot of weight behind her and a lot of muscle”. “It’s going to depend on if she comes out of the water, too”. “We’re not quite sure why she’s up here, she should be outside on the ocean side in the Point Reyes or Ano Nuevo areas”.
If they were dealing with a sea lion, Halaska said it “would be sprinting back in a heartbeat”. At one point a number of passing motorists stopped to take pictures of the seal, further complicating traffic matters on the busy four-lane highway.
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Officials are giving the elephant seal another 24 hours to desist in her efforts.
