The RALVT – Rede de Arrojamentos de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo revealed, via social media, that it had received an alert reporting the presence of the grey seal on the beach.
“The animal was floating in the water, apparently in a resting position. No external injuries were visible, nor were there any nets or other debris holding the animal, and it also did not appear emaciated,” revealed the RALVT.
The grey seal was monitored for around three hours, eventually “submerging and moving away into the open sea”.
The entity also asked the public “not to approach the animal and not to try to interact with it, giving it the opportunity to rest”.
It should be noted that the first sighting took place last week, at Praia dos Pescadores, in Cascais. RALVT – Rede de Arrojamentos de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo revealed, via social media, that it received an alert from the Cascais Maritime Police, at 5:45 pm, and that it reported the presence of the grey seal on that beach.
In the meantime, the seal was also seen on Saturday, August 17, at Santo Amaro de Oeiras beach.