Comments on: New Haven Offers a Wild Seal Chase http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/new-haven-offers-a-wild-seal-chase/ By the young people of Connecticut, for the young people of Connecticut Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:23:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: thecutmag http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/new-haven-offers-a-wild-seal-chase/#comment-344 thecutmag Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:17:37 +0000 http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/?p=1202#comment-344 I thought it was something even bigger than a sea lion - that thing is monstrous... but alas, we opt for funny over accurate so it doesn't much matter. I thought it was something even bigger than a sea lion – that thing is monstrous… but alas, we opt for funny over accurate so it doesn’t much matter.

]]> By: Chris Loynd http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/new-haven-offers-a-wild-seal-chase/#comment-341 Chris Loynd Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:31:43 +0000 http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/?p=1202#comment-341 Your article about seeing seals in Long Island Sound was delightful. Believe it or not, we do have folks who like to bundle up and take a ride on our research vessel “Oceanic” for the opportunity to train their binoculars upon a basking seal or two. These are the same folks who love to go to all sorts of harsh and exotic locations to count birds. It is a special sort of mania. My father-in-law is afflicted, so I have a bit of insight. If one wishes to see seals in Long Island Sound it requires a winter venture. We are a seal’s Miami Beach. During the summer they are up north at Sable Island making little seals. They come here in the winter for our balmy climate. You can bundle up and for a mere $5 more than New Haven’s beach walk take a boat ride. Our educators will also talk about life in Long Island Sound and pull up some critters for you to consider. Departure times and dates vary by the tides, so check the Aquarium web site or call: 203-854-6380. Of course, you can also see harbor seals from climate controlled comfort 363 days a year at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. They keep the air warm in winter for the visitors and chill the pool water for the seals. Everybody’s comfortable! Visitors can also see these animals underwater at the Aquarium, hard to do in the wild. Ludicrous on land, these blubbery creatures are sleek and graceful underwater. Indications are that seal sightings are increasing in Long Island Sound. Dolphins are out there too: bottlenose and Atlantic white sided. By the way, the photo on your article is of a sea lion. Harbor seals are a lot smaller. Your article about seeing seals in Long Island Sound was delightful. Believe it or not, we do have folks who like to bundle up and take a ride on our research vessel “Oceanic” for the opportunity to train their binoculars upon a basking seal or two. These are the same folks who love to go to all sorts of harsh and exotic locations to count birds. It is a special sort of mania. My father-in-law is afflicted, so I have a bit of insight.

If one wishes to see seals in Long Island Sound it requires a winter venture. We are a seal’s Miami Beach. During the summer they are up north at Sable Island making little seals. They come here in the winter for our balmy climate.

You can bundle up and for a mere $5 more than New Haven’s beach walk take a boat ride. Our educators will also talk about life in Long Island Sound and pull up some critters for you to consider. Departure times and dates vary by the tides, so check the Aquarium web site or call: 203-854-6380.

Of course, you can also see harbor seals from climate controlled comfort 363 days a year at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. They keep the air warm in winter for the visitors and chill the pool water for the seals. Everybody’s comfortable!

Visitors can also see these animals underwater at the Aquarium, hard to do in the wild. Ludicrous on land, these blubbery creatures are sleek and graceful underwater.

Indications are that seal sightings are increasing in Long Island Sound. Dolphins are out there too: bottlenose and Atlantic white sided.

By the way, the photo on your article is of a sea lion. Harbor seals are a lot smaller.

]]> By: Bill http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/new-haven-offers-a-wild-seal-chase/#comment-326 Bill Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:14:26 +0000 http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/?p=1202#comment-326 I've never seen a seal in New Haven, but my Father remembers seeing dolphins of off Lighthouse Point in the 50s. So this begs the question, how long does it take to make a body of water uninhabitable? I’ve never seen a seal in New Haven, but my Father remembers seeing dolphins of off Lighthouse Point in the 50s. So this begs the question, how long does it take to make a body of water uninhabitable?

]]> By: thecutmag http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/new-haven-offers-a-wild-seal-chase/#comment-325 thecutmag Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:17:42 +0000 http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/?p=1202#comment-325 Don't remember the month but it was floating on ice... some weirdo called my office and reported it...otherwise I never would have been there. Don’t remember the month but it was floating on ice… some weirdo called my office and reported it…otherwise I never would have been there.

]]> By: aceofbass http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/new-haven-offers-a-wild-seal-chase/#comment-322 aceofbass Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:58:23 +0000 http://thecutmag.wordpress.com/?p=1202#comment-322 Was it the middle of January? I'm gonna bet no. Was it the middle of January? I’m gonna bet no.

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