A harp seal beached itself in Avalon Wednesday afternoon March 4 and has been recovered by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine.
Avalon police received notice that the seal was on the beach at 50th Street early Wednesday afternoon. An officer immediately responded and found the seal alive and well on the beach, about 30 yards away from the water’s edge.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center was immediately contacted, and a field representative from the center arrived a short time later. The seal is believed to be a one year old, male harp seal. Harp seals are very common in the ocean waters along the New Jersey coastline.
The center reports that the seal showed no signs any sickness, physical disability or injury. The seal was transported to the center where it will be examined, and given some routine de-worming medication. The seal will likely be released back into the ocean after receiving routine medical treatment from the center.