A gray Baltic seal settled on a beach in the resort town of Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad Region, a month ago. Environmentalists have asked visitors not to disturb the animal and not to give it “sausage and bread.”
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankA gray Baltic seal settled on a beach in the resort town of Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad Region, a month ago. Environmentalists have asked visitors not to disturb the animal and not to give it “sausage and bread.”

A gray Baltic seal settled on a beach in the resort town of Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad Region, a month ago. Environmentalists have asked visitors not to disturb the animal and not to give it “sausage and bread.”
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe seal chose the most crowded part of the beach. Hundreds come every day to look at, feed, photograph the animal.

The seal chose the most crowded part of the beach. Hundreds come every day to look at, feed, photograph the animal.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankEnvironmentalists inform Kaliningrad residents on how to behave with seals.

Environmentalists inform Kaliningrad residents on how to behave with seals.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankSpecialists warn against feeding seals, or pushing them into the water while the animals are resting on the shore.

Specialists warn against feeding seals, or pushing them into the water while the animals are resting on the shore.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe gray Baltic seal is listed in the Red Data Book. The seal is under threat of extinction due to unfavorable environmental conditions in the Baltic region. Kaliningrad Zoo is the only zoo in Russia where gray seals reproduce in captivity.

The gray Baltic seal is listed in the Red Data Book. The seal is under threat of extinction due to unfavorable environmental conditions in the Baltic region. Kaliningrad Zoo is the only zoo in Russia where gray seals reproduce in captivity.