Thousands of seals in Thames Estuary 'shows habitat is still healthy'

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2024-09-27

London (PA Media/dpa) - Almost 3,600 seals have been counted in the United Kingdom's Thames Estuary showing the habitat is still healthy, conservationists said. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) teamed up with military helicopter pilots this year for its annual grey and harbour seal survey across the Greater Thames Estuary. The team counted the number of mammals laying out on sandbanks and estimated how many may be in the water, concluding a......

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