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The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) ... Also, there is a report by Farley Mowat of historic breeding colonies as far south as Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. [3]
Orford Ness in Suffolk is the home to the county's first breeding colony of grey seals. The site, managed by the National Trust, welcomes more and more seals during each winter breeding season.
More than 130 grey seal pups have been born at Orford Ness, a remote shingle spit, this breeding season.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals Pinnipeds Temporal range: Latest Oligocene – Holocene, 24–0 Ma Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Clockwise from top left: Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), walrus ...
Five pinniped species, clockwise from top left: New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), and grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Combined range of all pinnipeds
An estimated 2,500 pups were born in the last breeding season at the site, up from fewer than 100 births around 20 years ago. First grey seal pup of the season born at Horsey Beach in Norfolk Skip ...
The plan is aimed at the Wadden Sea stock of the common seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) and is also extended to cover the two breeding stocks of the grey seal (Helichoerus grypus) in the Wadden Sea (grey seal is not covered by the Agreement). The overall aim of the plan is to restore and maintain viable stocks and a natural reproduction capacity ...
The rocks and skerries of Eilean nan Ròn (Seal Island), to the south-west, are an important grey seal breeding colony. The islet has a ruined house, possibly once used by a kelp gatherer and used for sheep grazing in the summer, the rocks being fertilised by the winter-visiting barnacle geese. [21]