Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa

An opportunistic observational study on human disturbance of a vagrant southern elephant seal that was hauled out on a tourist beach in Mossel Bay, South Africa, is presented. Incidences of pedestrians ignoring signage and the demarcation barrier around the seal raise questions about the management...

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Main Authors: Mertz, Edith M., Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Southern African Wildlife Management Association 2011
Subjects:
Human disturbance
Mirounga leonina
Mossel Bay
Pinnipeds
Tourism management
Southern elephant seals (SES)
Human ecology
Elephant Seal
Elephant Seals
Southern Elephant Seal
Southern Elephant Seals
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18012
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spelling ftunivpretoria:oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/18012 2023-05-15T16:05:05+02:00 Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa Mertz, Edith M. Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt 2011-10 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18012 en eng Southern African Wildlife Management Association http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18012 Mertz, EM & Bester, MN 2011, 'Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa', South African Journal of Wildlife Research, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 224-228. 0379-4369 Southern African Wildlife Management Association Human disturbance Mirounga leonina Mossel Bay Pinnipeds Tourism management Southern elephant seals (SES) Human ecology Article 2011 ftunivpretoria 2022-05-31T13:02:32Z An opportunistic observational study on human disturbance of a vagrant southern elephant seal that was hauled out on a tourist beach in Mossel Bay, South Africa, is presented. Incidences of pedestrians ignoring signage and the demarcation barrier around the seal raise questions about the management of such haulout events, pubic safety and the effects of disturbance. http://www.sawma.co.za/ ab2012 Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seals University of Pretoria: UPSpace
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topic Human disturbance
Mirounga leonina
Mossel Bay
Pinnipeds
Tourism management
Southern elephant seals (SES)
Human ecology
spellingShingle Human disturbance
Mirounga leonina
Mossel Bay
Pinnipeds
Tourism management
Southern elephant seals (SES)
Human ecology
Mertz, Edith M.
Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa
topic_facet Human disturbance
Mirounga leonina
Mossel Bay
Pinnipeds
Tourism management
Southern elephant seals (SES)
Human ecology
description An opportunistic observational study on human disturbance of a vagrant southern elephant seal that was hauled out on a tourist beach in Mossel Bay, South Africa, is presented. Incidences of pedestrians ignoring signage and the demarcation barrier around the seal raise questions about the management of such haulout events, pubic safety and the effects of disturbance. http://www.sawma.co.za/ ab2012
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Mertz, Edith M.
Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
author_facet Mertz, Edith M.
Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
author_sort Mertz, Edith M.
title Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa
title_short Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa
title_full Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa
title_fullStr Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa
title_sort vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in mossel bay, south africa
publisher Southern African Wildlife Management Association
publishDate 2011
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18012
genre Elephant Seal
Elephant Seals
Mirounga leonina
Southern Elephant Seal
Southern Elephant Seals
genre_facet Elephant Seal
Elephant Seals
Mirounga leonina
Southern Elephant Seal
Southern Elephant Seals
op_relation http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18012
Mertz, EM & Bester, MN 2011, 'Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa', South African Journal of Wildlife Research, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 224-228.
0379-4369
op_rights Southern African Wildlife Management Association
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