San Diego Seal Watch

Where is the compassion in humanity?
Hopefully soon this beach will become a “protected seal beach” as the elephant seals are protected up north. It just has to be passed. Please find it in YOUR heart to help the “helpless”

By Martha Diaz on May 11, 2011

My kids and I were watching Jane from Canada,we think this is a very sad story and hope everything is done to help.
Please leave the seals ALONE!!!!

By Sara Harrington on May 12, 2011

A-It’s not like they’re there all year around, so the beach wouldn’t be off-limits forever!
B-It’s also not even warm enough in S. Calif. for sun bathing/swimming weather (although I know that’s not all you do there, but the water’s still pretty cold for children to be swimming, I think!).
These are the kind of people that will just buck anyone or anything that attempts to tell them no. The care for no one or thing besides themselves!!! They stink!! Leave the seals alone!!

By Michelle Tucker on May 12, 2011

The people harassing these seals are the ones that obviously have no respect for the creatures that also have to live in this world. Everyone wonders why so many species have become extinct, this is just one of those reasons. The beach should be closed down and become a protected wild life enviroment. These people should be ashamed of themselves!

By Matthew D on May 12, 2011

Eek, I spoke, after watching t.v., before reading the “rest of the story.”

So, my opinion still stands, but are they moving the children’s pool to another location, since they did put the rope up for the entire year? Is that the knotheads only valid argument? Oh & that the old law doesn’t say, “HUMANS DON’T HARRASS THE SEALS, TOUCH THEM, GET W/IN 100FT OF THEM, RUN OR WALK TO THEM, SET YOUR CHILDREN ON THEM LIKE THEY ARE HORSES OR…”

By Michelle Tucker on May 12, 2011

I thought the seals were protected wild life? Why are some people so mean, I can not comprehend this. What are the possibility of these bullies winning? I care!!
Sincerely,
Vanessa

By vanessa Moyer on May 12, 2011

jane: watch u everynight.. i’am in west virigina & also feed up!! w/ people in general.. There is no word to express how I feel!! It makes me a shamed to be a human!! in the animal world they treat their family better than these people are doing in calif…there life must be so meiserable that they have to chase defenless baby’s away.. that just goes to show you —that you have to have a heart for those so called humas!!! humans like that it’s humans like us that have to protect those kind. they are truly not raisied right.{YES} I went there .there’s really not!!!! JANE I KNOW YOU ARE VERY BUSY BUT PLEASE CONTACT IF U CAN.. we won’t talk about the wild mustangs or the suffering baby pulled out of the river [THANK GOD] I recuse myself when i can.. just recused baby kittens.. these people here i’am fighting.. learning the law.. PLEASE AIR THIS FOR THE NATION.. my life:I was about 8-9 yrs. went to visit came back home MY CAT SNOWBALL!! BLOOD was all over the wall my ALOC. dad came back & smashed her to the wall left the evid. & before he died i ask again WHY!!! he hated her & took a meat clever to her killed her babies in a gunny sack & a brick over the bridge.. THAT WILL STAY W/u foreever..I ‘am 58 yrs now & my 3 girls rescue..ONE A CERT.VET TECH..I really hope u can memtion this story.. I’am sending e-mail or phone call to mayor!! SOMEONE OUT THERE NEEDS A WAKE UP CALL!! we feed ducks at the river .. EVERYONE NEEDS A PL. TO LAY THEIR HEAD..(THATS WHY WE HAVE HOMELESS SHELTERS) GO SHARE THE BEACH WITH SOME OF THE 2 LEGGED ANIMALS.. thats for the one holding the sign & has the last name KILL. now thats funny. thank u so much lol sknapier@frontier.com

By sharon berglund on May 12, 2011

Martha,
Elephant seals are considered endangered due to there low populations and are offered special protection under other federal statue’s along with the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Harbor Seals are on the the Marine Mammal Protection act, but are not endangered, threatened, or having any population issues at all.
The Harbor Seals are far from “helpless” and there populations are doing quite well due to a variety of environmental reasons. There thriving. The Childrens Pool had a record number of births last year even as a shared use beach. The Shared use program works fine. Couple that with the rookery south at Point Loma, the Seals on Seal Rock 100 yards or so to the north and the Seals are in great shape.
Elephant Seals however are another story.

By Emmet on May 12, 2011

Bravo to Dorota and Jane Velez-Mitchell – I pray this is the time for the seals to finally find a safe haven on Casa Beach.

By Colleen on May 12, 2011

Selfish people who can’t inconvience themselves by allowing some space for these seals to rest. These people take over everything and leave nothing for anything nonhuman to survive. Stop being complete jerks!

By Kathy on May 12, 2011

I had the opportunity to visit LaJolla several years ago. While there we visited this beach and observed the seals from a distance. It is my fondest memory of that trip.

“HUMANS AREN’T THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH – WE JUST ACT LIKE IT’!

Why can’t those thugs just leave these creatures alone?

By Chris on May 12, 2011

Actually, there are seals everywhere. On the other side of the wall, on the rock 100 yards to the north, point lome, ocean beach, ocean side… It is like saying “close the playground for the pigeons, why not close 1 playground for helpless pigeons?”

The seals are there year round, when do you think they are not there? Seals don’t migrate.

Harbor seals not not engangered, threatened or even depleated. According to IUCN (the agency in charge of the list) they are “of least concern”

http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/17013/0

By SealBurgers on May 12, 2011

What drives so many members of our species to feel that we own and have the right to interfere with, control, and dominate every other species on the planet?

We should leave the seals be! Resting on this beach is vital to their survival. Our small inconvenience of not using the beach while the seals are resting there not a valid reason for driving them back into the ocean.

By Maryanne Appel on May 13, 2011

What’s wrong with these IDIOTS!!!!

Why do they want the seals gone? They SUCK.

Don’t these assholes know they need to SHARE the beach with the wildlife?!?!?!?!?

I can’t believe those monsters with there harpoon guns are allowed on the beach. I saw this one person down there and she had it totally right. He said that she saw this show on PBS and that it said the hunters were all drunk. He was totally right. I bet those divers harpoon the seals with their harpoons because they are drunk and have know scruples like that lady with the big adams apple said.

By Jimbo on May 13, 2011

SAVE this beach for the SEALS!!
I want to help; what can I do??
THANKS, Jane Velez Mitchell, for letting us know about this dilemma for the seals!

By Melissa B. on May 13, 2011

I’m surprised to see this on news. I have been there many times and the seals were always being left alone. I thought there were rules established for visitor not to disturb the seal. What happened recently to change this. This is sad. I think we should leave the seals alone. They deserve this small section of beach for themselves.

By JiHo Chin on May 13, 2011