The video showed a man in a wetsuit grabbing the seal by the scruff of its neck and putting it into a bag. The Department of Conservation is actively investigating a social media video of a man harassing a young seal on a New Zealand beach. The video showed a man in a wetsuit grabbing the seal by the scruff of its neck and putting it into a bag. DOC principal investigation officer Matt Davis says the behaviour is inexcusable, and may have injured the animal. DOC encourages witnesses of anyone disturbing fur seals to call the DOC emergency hotline 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468) and report it.

Source: Stuff October 24, 2023 02:54 UTC