Fishermen who rescued a whimpering seal pup 'crying like a baby' for its mother have been told that they actually killed the animal with their kindness. 'When we realised that the mother was nowhere near, and that the seal needed help, we called animal right shelter volunteers.' But their action has led to fury from seal experts who claim by going close and touching the seal, they added to its woes. They were originally attracted by the yelping because they thought it sounded like a human baby, and so went close, only then realising it was a lost seal pup without its mother. 'We thought it was a baby and started to look for it yet soon we noticed a newborn seal all alone,' said one.

Source: Daily Mail February 08, 2020 14:51 UTC