Yarmouth

An injured seal pup that was heading towards seafront traffic has been rescued and placed back in its habitat.

The Four to five-week-old Grey Seal pup was found on a path close to the pier off North Drive In Great Yarmouth , Norfolk, on Wednesday night.

Dan Goldsmith of Marine and Wildlife Rescue said it had probably been spooked after a dog attack.

" We relocated it much Further Along [The Beach ] to rest and recover, and it should be okay, " He Said .

In a The Charity said There was no space at the nearest Wildlife Hospital and a good chance the pup could " carry on" and be on its way soon.

A member of public had called The Charity after spotting the seal near the Bowling Green beside the pier, and just across The Road from the Bright Lights of a cinema.

Mr Goldsmith said they had done a good job of keeping it away from The Road , by shooing it with a washing-up bowl.

" It had been much closer to The Road than it is in the photo, " said Mr Goldsmith.

" We think There was an incident with a dog on The Beach , which spooked the seal up the walkway.

" We gave it a quick look over and we could see fresh Puncture Wounds on its abdomen. It was weaned and it was a bit on The Light side, but it seemed ok. "

He added Marine and Wildlife Rescue, whose volunteers hoped to check in at the seal's location, had experienced an " unprecedented" number of call-outs this pupping season.

" More and more seals are coming to Great Yarmouth - There 's a habitat near the harbour where they are undisturbed, although the pupping happens between Waxham and Winterton-on-Sea.

" There are more seals being born each year, but also because of the.

" We had nowhere near as many call-outs This Time Last Year , and the season's far from over. "

Last week, at Waxham.