A Seal's Return: Could One Animal Signal Tasmania's First Seal Births in 200 Years?

Neil, a five-year-old elephant seal, keeps showing up on Tasmanian beaches. He may be among the first pups born there since hunters killed off the local seal colonies in the 1800s. Wildlife officials see his return as a win for conservation, though managing a massive wild animal near towns is complicated. The species now breeds on remote islands far from Tasmania's shores.