Moulting elephant seals aren’t uncommon on Greater Victoria shores. But one in particular has a penchant for playing in traffic, it’s just one reason the juvenile male seal, dubbed Emerson by its fans, was relocated recently.
No joking, Emerson made his return on April 1, landing on shores of the Saanich section of the Gorge Waterway. He’d last been seen in September 2023 near the Songhees Walkway in Vic West.
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