Because of the mild weather we've been having there's no ice, and the seals now have to find an alternative place to pup. |
It's such a spiritual feeling. This tournament is so much part of the culture here and people seem to enjoy that we're here for the first time coming to the Masters. They seem to relive their first time through our experience. |
It's very unusual. We've never had reports of any numbers there, maybe 20 or 30 would be reported. |
The majority of those seals born above the high water mark have been lost. We're estimating … that of about 2,000 pups that were born prior to the storm, we lost about 1,500. |
We are seeing dramatic changes in the weather systems. To be honest, we don't really understand what are the potential impacts. If you look back in history, there have been warming periods that have gotten back to normal. But we don't know if that will happen this time. |
We're going to find seals in places they're not normally at, and where people are. |