Bulletins

Seals spend about a third of their time on land to rest, socialize, give birth, bask in the sun, etc. 

If you come across a live seal, please keep your distance as seals are easily disturbed.

Seal pup season occurs during spring and summer. Each year people find baby seals (seal pups) on shore and pick them up thinking they have been abandoned. The mothers may simply be out foraging or frightened away by human presence and will return shortly to reclaim and tend to their pup. 

If you come across a seal pup on land, please keep your distance and do not attempt to remove the seal as it may not need rescuing and your actions can endanger its life.

How can you help?

DO NOT
• DO NOT touch, move, disturb or harass the seal.
• DO NOT try to feed the seal.
• DO NOT pour water on the seal as they are often on shore to dry off.
• DO NOT force the seal into the water.

DO
• DO stay a safe distance away from the seal (100 m).
• DO keep pets and children away to avoid harmful interaction.
• DO observe the size, condition, location of the seal.
• DO call if you see a seal that you believe is sick, injured, being harmed or harassed.

It is illegal for unauthorized people to possess, touch, harass, or remove wildlife in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Failure to comply may result in fines or charges being laid.

Report all wildlife sightings and encounters to Parks Canada Staff, First Nations Trail Guardians, Beach Keepers, or Parks Canada Dispatch (1-877-852-3100) as soon as possible.