article_snippet.sent: Tom Stringell, an ecologist for the Welsh environment agency, said that while people shouldn’t panic, people should keep people distance from seals, on land and in the water.
article_snippet.sent: To date, there have been no reports of serious attacks or wounds inflicted, but some people have been bitten by inquisitive or provoked seals.
article_snippet.sent: The advice would thus be to be aware that seals are not out there to cuddle and to keep some distance.
article_snippet.sent: Experts have warned that seals are 'not out there to cuddle and advise to keep some distance .
article_snippet.sent: Seals are unlikely to pose any direct danger to people.
article_snippet.sent: However, Seals are wild animals that possess sharp teeth and are a protected species, so Seals should not be approached on land or in the water, particularly during the autumn pupping season.