Over the past week, the presence of harp seal pups on the beaches of the Magdalen Islands and the Gasp\u00e9 Peninsula has been all over social media in the region. Upon seeing these cuddly little furballs, some people have approached them, even petting or physically moving them. Unfortunately, handling seal pups this way can negatively impact their ability to survive.<\/p>\n
In light of these events, Whales Online<\/em> and QMMERN felt it might be a good idea to explain why it is so important to leave these whitecoats alone. In a nutshell: These are wild animals that need space to carry out the activities essential to their survival!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the past week, the presence of harp seal pups on the beaches of the Magdalen Islands and the Gasp\u00e9 Peninsula has been all over social media in the region. Upon seeing these cuddly little furballs, some people have approached them, even petting or physically moving them. Unfortunately, handling seal pups this way can negatively […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12846,"featured_media":70499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[629,1777],"class_list":["post-70552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marine-mammal-emergencies","tag-phoque-du-groenland-en","tag-rqumm-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n