Rijksuniversiteit Groningen: ‘Give seals space’

… Working closer to the sea on a daily basis allows them to focus more on the ecosystem rather than only on the seals. As predators, seals depend on the health of their environment: ‘If we see the females are fat enough or if they are pregnant, that tells us a lot about the area. By observing how the seal population is doing during the breeding season, we can also assess the state of their environment to a certain extent.’