Coast KZN

State of the Coast: KZN
State of the Coast: KZN

State of the Coast: KwaZulu-Natal Chapter 1: Introduction & Background Chapter 2: Overarching Drivers Chapter 3: Climate Variability
Chapter 4: Coastal Environment Chapter 5: Estuarine Environment Chapter 6: Marine Environment Chapter 7: Human Environment Chapter 8: Economic Environment
Chapter 9: Governance Environment Chapter 10: Conclusions
The Profile of the KZN Coast
The Profile of the KZN Coast

Ugu Lwethu- Our Coast Defining the Coastal Zone The Physical and Coastal Environment Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
Coastal and Marine Species Migrations The Human Dimension Socio-Economic Uses of the Coast Commercial Resource Uses
Pressures and Threats Management of the Coastal and Marine Environments Understanding our Coast
Coastal access
Coastal access

Access RoutesBoat Launch SitesThe Human DimensionCoastal Access: Stats & Facts
Estuaries
Estuaries

What is an Estuary? Know your Estuaries Estuary Health and Conservation KZN Estuary Observer Programme
Historical Time Series Estuary Mouth Status Sand Mining
Recreation
Recreation

Fish TaggingAccess RoutesBlue Flag Beaches
Coastal risk and vulnerability
Coastal risk and vulnerability

Coastal Risk LinesExtreme EventsCoastal ErosionKZN Coastal Vulnerability IndexPollution
Coastal issues
Coastal issues

PollutionSand MiningCoastal ErosionNurdlesUPL Chemical Spill
Back
11 May 2018

uMhlanga’s VIP visitor… a seal comes to sunbathe

Arthi Gopi (The Independent on Saturday)

“uMhlanga beaches had an unusual visitor in time.“

A seal came on shore on the beach south of uMhlanga Rocks on Friday morning. 

The uMhlanga Urban Improvement Precinct (UIP) said that while the seal appeared to be in good health, Ezemvelo Wildlife is on their way to assess the unusual visitor and that lifeguards were on site to look after it. 

They appealed to the public to not go too close to this beautiful creature.

Cara Reilly, of the uMhlanga UIP, said one of their patrol officers were out on the beach on Friday morning, when they spotted an unusual sunbather.

 Video: https://www.facebook.com/uMhlangaUIP/videos/1618344414918338/

“The seal, believed to be a Cape fur seal, was just sitting out on the beach in the sun. The lifeguards went out to check, and just secured the area, so that the seal was not disturbed too much, while we waited for Ezemvelo to come out and check the seal,” said Reilly.

She said seals were not a common occurrence on the KZN shores.

“We did have one visitor about three years back around this time of year, and he hung around the rocks near the lighthouse for about a week before setting off again,” she said. 

 

 

 

 

Online Article