Today’s Solutions: March 28, 2024

Back in 1988, the Blakeney Nature Reserve in Norfolk, England, recorded the first birth of a grey seal pup. Since then, the reserve has become England’s largest seal colony, with a total of 3,399 pups born there just last year.

When compared to the grand total of 25 pups born there in 2001, you realize just how much the Blakeney Nature Reserve has grown as a seal colony over the years. So, why has this particular reserve been such a successful breeding ground for grey seals?

According to the National Trust of the UK, the colony has been thriving because of the lack of natural predators inhabiting the reserve. Plus, with humans largely staying away from the reserve due to the pandemic, the conditions at the reserve in Norfolk have never been better, which is setting the stage for a fantastic breeding season. In fact, the National Trust is expecting a record-breaking baby boom of 4,000 grey seal pups this winter.

Norfolk isn’t the only place in the British isles where grey seals are thriving: out of an estimated 300,000 grey seals globally, British and Irish waters are believed to support 40 percent of the global population of grey seals. 

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