Australia · observation
Sorrento Beach, Perth
· Western Australia
A seal identified by the report as an elephant seal came ashore at Sorrento Beach. The report calls it a male but does not establish a more specific elephant-seal species.
- Species
- Not recorded / not sure
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- ABC News
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-20/elephant-seal-washed-up-on-wa-beach/5271658 — The article and supplied image caption give the encounter date as 19 February 2014.
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.