Pie Island
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Elevation | 438 |
|---|---|
| Area | 46 |
| Provinces | Ontario |
| Highest point | Le Pate mesa |
| Highest elevation | 4381437 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2279255 |
About Pie Island
Pie Island, Ontario is an island in Lake Superior about 12 km long, 46 square kilometres in area, located about 10 km south of Thunder Bay and 25 km north of Isle Royale, Michigan. Pie Island is readily visible from the shoreline and high parts of the city of Thunder Bay.
Seal emerges from Thames and surprises Teddington lifeboat crew
A seal surprised lifeboat crews after it emerged from the River Thames and hopped on to a kayak mount.
The RNLI said it encountered a " special guest" when the Grey Seal played outside its station in Teddington Lock in south-west London on Friday.
Grey Seal populations in the River Thames are growing, according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Amateur photographer Tobias Handschuh also documented the seal " eating a massive fish" later in The Day .
The Charity posted footage of the Grey Seal playing by the locks and said it was " So Good to see".
" Our station is busy but being this close to nature is definitely one of the perks of The Job , " a RNLI spokeswoman added.
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Later in The Day , Mr Handschuh said he saw a " strange thing floating in The River " near Eel Pie Island , in Twickenham, so he got out his camera.
" It is always very exciting to see a seal in the upper part of the Thames, " He Said .
" My last seal sighting in Twickenham was in March 2022, " Mr Handschuh added.
An RNLI spokeswoman said crews had while on a training exercise on 6 January.
Researchers from the ZSL found the Thames was home to 2,866 grey seals after pupping season in 2021.
Marine biologists use seal population as a barometer of river health and have previously said that despite a dip in numbers, The River is thriving.
The seals have been counted every year since 2013, apart from 2020.
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