Emerson the elephant seal was transported from the Gorge Waterway in a van.
A celebrity elephant seal was relocated by the Department of Fisheries and Ocean from the Gorge Waterway to an undisclosed beach on West Vancouver Island on Friday.
On Friday afternoon, about half a dozen people used plastic boards and wooden pallets to enclose and coax Emerson towards a DFO vehicle. Born in January 2022 in Bowman Bay in Deception Pass State Park in Puget Sound, Emerson has captured hearts on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.Last year, Emerson spent close to a month sprawled in various parts of Oak Bay, watched over by onlookers and police officers until he finished moulting.
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