Beloved elephant seal returns to Greater Victoria beach yet again
Fishery officials say they’re shifting tactics after Emerson the elephant seal returned — yet again — to Oak Bay on Friday, just five days after a team removed him from Saanich and dropped him off on the West Shore of Vancouver Island.
![Beloved elephant seal returns to Greater Victoria beach yet again](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7175955.1713316337!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/emerson-the-elephant-seal-april-16.jpg)
![Emerson the elephant seal was spotted on McNeill Bay beach on Tuesday, back for the fifth time after fishery officials relocated him away from highly-populated areas in Greater Victoria. A seal lays on a beach.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7175955.1713316337!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/emerson-the-elephant-seal-april-16.jpg)
Fishery officials say they’re shifting tactics after Emerson the elephant seal returned — yet again — to Oak Bay on Friday, just five days after a team removed him from Saanich and dropped him off on the West Shore of Vancouver Island.