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correspondent, paul murphy. yorkshire's seal population is one of the wonders of the east coast, but it is under threat. the biggest impact is coming from human disturbance. selfies on the shoreline or perhaps just dogs that are brought to close. predominantly, what is happening to the seals is they will have a fight or flight response, they will perceive the human as a threat and try to escape that threat. social media has expanded and so we have seen an massive prevalence of humans try to seek out those encounters so rather than be anecdotal, they're actively out there. this is what can happen, it is known as a seals stampede, they injure themselves as they flee across the rocky shore line. even from a distance, they can find humans intimidating. you don't realise you're quite far from them for them