I read an article yesterday about an organization called "Seal Sitters". It was started by a woman named Robin Lindsey who in 2007 was eating lunch with friends on a beach in West Seattle. She saw a mob of about 200 people crowding around a baby seal. She and some other onlookers contacted NOAA (North ) who came to place a tape barrier to protect the seal. The next morning she returned to the beach to see if the pup would be back, and he was. She named him Spud and every morning for a week, he popped his head out of the water and she watched as he came out of the water to take a break from swimming.
Not knowing much about marine life, she quickly learned that seals can't swim all day and night like sharks. They need to rest. When they are exhausted and can't swim any further, they come to the beach to "haul out". If the beach is too crowded with people, they have nowhere to go.
Seal Sitters volunteers spend their days (and often nights) observing and protecting marine mammals of all species and ages. They are also involved in educating others.
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