If you see a baby seal alone and it appears unharmed, please leave it alone and do not touch it. Also do not try to return them to the water.

Maintain your distance, and if possible, WhatsApp a photo and location pin of the seal to the Hout Bay Seal Rescue Centre on 072 988 5193.

The public can contact the Environmental Management Section of Overstrand Municipality on 028 316 3724 (o/h) or the 24h Control Room 028 313 8000/8111 or 24h Emergency Control Room on 028 312 2400 (a/h) if they find a dead seal along the shoreline.