VIDEO: the moment the police helped an elephant seal to return to the sea

A group of police officers from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, in the state of California, had to act as the protectors of an elephant seal that has gone astray of his way the afternoon of this 31st of January.

Authorities have found the giant mammal next to Highway 1, far from the colonies that their species have in a beach of San Simeón.

The county office posted a video on his Facebook account showing the efforts of Sheriff Ian Parkinson and two of his colleagues, scare the animal and send it back to the seaside.

Sheriff's spokesman Tony Cipolla told local media The gallery, than Representatives of the Center for Marine Mammals believe that the young male went to the beach after losing a battle with an elephant older.

In California, there is a fairly large colony of elephant seals, which can be found in The beach of Piedras Blancas, a nature reserve to which, in 1990, the first dozen of these animalss. Mammals arrive at the edge of the beach to procreate; It is at the moment of appearance that men are fighting for dominance.

From December to April, the beach is populated by thousands of sea lions. in fact, it is estimated that Every year, approximately 8,000 copies arrive. The rest of the year, they migrate to other areas, even though there is no shortage of exemplary water to stay on the beach.

It is very easy to find one of these animals, because there is a point of view from which you can contemplate them freely. The site is located on the coast of Interstate 1, a few miles north of Hearst Castle and San Simeon. When driving on the road, there is a sign with the name "Point View", there is an area that tourists use as parking.

The only thing to do is walk a few meters up to the beach, where you will find the sea lions, lying on the sand and tanning on a beach that is exclusively reserved for them.