The seal that LBCI talked about four days ago turned out to be a sea lion and has come back today to the port in Tyre. According to Animals Lebanon, the sea lion is a captive raised California sea lion, not native to this region and not used to surviving in the wild, and releasing the animal in the wild is against the recommendations of the IUCN. They added that the person responsible at the Ministry of Environment said a decision will be made this week of the fate of the sea lion.
Let’s hope the concerned Ministry takes the right decision to send this young sea lion to a proper place to be given the specialized care needed.
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“Let’s hope the concerned Ministry takes the right decision to send this young sea lion to a proper place to be given the specialized care needed.” Like the bastirma shop