Muller called the Animal Ambulance, which informed the Pieterburen seal center.
The Seal Center tells AT5 that it is not unusual that seals swim in inland waterways: “There is a lot of zander and eel swimming, and they like to eat that.” Earlier this month, a seal swam in Utrecht, but according to the spokesperson for the seal center, there is little chance that it will be the same beast. According to the spokesperson, this animal seems to be healthy based on we see them in the photo.
Also in Amsterdam there have been seals before, like last year On IJburg in 2020 in the IJ and in 2019 in The Amstel. According to the seal center, people don’t have to worry if they spot a seal in the city. “It is important that people leave them alone and keep them distance, but when in doubt about health calling the seal center,” said the spokesperson for Pieterburen.
Because the seal is not injured and seems to be in good health, the seal center does not intervene.