A girl sits on a person's shoulders near an endangered and rare female Mediterranean monk seal as it visits the shore of Jaffa in Israel, May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

An endangered and rare female Mediterranean monk seal lies on the shore of Jaffa in Israel, May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

An endangered and rare female Mediterranean monk seal lies on the shore of Jaffa in Israel, May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

An endangered and rare female Mediterranean monk seal visits the shore of Jaffa in Israel, May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

An endangered and rare female Mediterranean monk seal visits the shore of Jaffa in Israel, May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

An endangered and rare female Mediterranean monk seal visits the shore of Jaffa, Israel, May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

A grey seal scratches itself as it rests on the mudbanks in the Hamford Water Nature Reserve, near Harwich, Britain February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett 

Common seals rest on the mudbanks in the Hamford Water Nature Reserve, near Harwich, Britain February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett 

Common seals rest on the mudbanks in the Hamford Water Nature Reserve, near Harwich, Britain February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett 

Common seals rest on the mudbanks in the Hamford Water Nature Reserve, near Harwich, Britain February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett 

Common seals rest on the mudbanks in the Hamford Water Nature Reserve, near Harwich, Britain February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett 

A common seal rests on the mudbanks in the Hamford Water Nature Reserve, near Harwich, Britain February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A common seal rests on the mudbanks in the Hamford Water Nature Reserve, near Harwich, Britain February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett 

A grey seal pup is seen on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

Grey seal pups rest on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup is seen in a puddle at Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup is seen on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup is seen near Horsey Gap beach, Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup rests on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup rests on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup and its mother are seen on Horsey Gap, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup is seen near Horsey Gap beach, Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup is seen on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 6, 2023 REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A person jogs past dead seals washed up on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Makhachkala, Russia, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A view shows dead seals washed up on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Makhachkala, Russia, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev 

A view shows a dead seal washed up on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Makhachkala, Russia, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev 

A view shows dead seals washed up on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Makhachkala, Russia, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev 

A view shows dead seals washed up on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Makhachkala, Russia, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev 

A view shows a dead seal on the shore of the Caspian Sea outside Makhachkala, Russia, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Victoria Kubayeva 

A view shows a dead seal on the shore of the Caspian Sea outside Makhachkala, Russia, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Victoria Kubayeva 

A man interacts with a dog through gaps in a barrier at a sealed area, amid new lockdown measures in parts of the city to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song 

An Atlantic grey seal enters the water from a rock off the island of Annet, in the Isles of Scilly, Britain, May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson 

Shags and seals are seen on a rock off the island of Annet, in the Isles of Scilly, Britain, May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson 

A dead fish lies on the dried-up Penuelas lake in Valparaiso, Chile April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A sea lion looks for fish at the pier, after Ecuador's goverment expanded the protected marine area around the Galapagos Islands, in Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador January 18, 2022. Picture taken January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos 

A sea lion rests on a dock on Santa Cruz Island, after Ecuador announced the expansion of a marine reserve that will encompass 198,000 square kilometres (around 76,448 square miles), in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, January 16, 2022. Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos 

A dog runs along the Seal Beach municipal pier as spectators flock to view waves after a tsunami advisory was issued, following an underwater volcano eruption over 8500 km (around 5300 miles) away in Seal Beach, California, U.S. January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A grey seal pup is seen on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup is seen on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup rests on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup is seen on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

Grey seals rest on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup is seen on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

Grey seals play on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal is seen on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

Grey seals play on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

Grey seals rest on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

A grey seal pup rests on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

Grey seal pups are seen on Horsey Gap beach, near Horsey, on the Norfolk coast, Britain January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge 

Two monk seals are seen at the care center of Attica Park near Athens, Greece, November 30, 2021. Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

Anastasia Komninou, professor of veterinary medicine and head of the rehabilitation project at MOm, observes a monk seal at the care center of Attica Park near Athens, Greece, November 30, 2021. Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

Anastasia Komninou, professor of veterinary medicine and head of the rehabilitation project at MOm, and veterinarian Nikitas Vogiatzis, examine a Monk seal at the care centre of the Attica Park near Athens, Greece, November 30, 2021. Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

Anastasia Komninou, professor of veterinary medicine and head of the rehabilitation project at MOm, examines a monk seal at the care center of the Attica Park, near Athens, Greece, November 30, 2021. Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

Veterinarians Eleni Tounta and Nikitas Vogiatzis feed a monk seal, at the care center of Attica Park near Athens, Greece, November 11, 2021. Picture taken November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

Veterinarian Eleni Tounta prepares food for monk seals, at the care center of Attica Park near Athens, Greece, November 11, 2021. Picture taken November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

A monk seal looks on at the care centre of the Attica Park near Athens, Greece, November 11, 2021. Picture taken November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

Veterinarian Nikitas Vogiatzis treats a monk seal at the care center of the Attica Zoological Park near Athens, Greece, November 11, 2021. Picture taken November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas 

A colony of Cape fur seals crowd onto rocks as officials investigate an alarming spike in seal deaths along the coast, in Hout Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa, November 8, 2021. Picture taken November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings 

A colony of Cape fur seals crowd onto rocks as officials investigate an alarming spike in seal deaths along the coast, in Hout Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa, November 8, 2021. Picture taken November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings