The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed More than 500 seals born on historic German island in three months The birthplace of Germany's national anthem and a practice bombing range for British airmen after World War II, Helgoland island in the North Sea turns cuddly at the turn of the year as grey seals arrive to give birth. https://www.thelocal.de/20200113/historic-german-island-is-nursery-for-north-sea-seals Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:14:53 +0100 historic-german-island-is-nursery-for-north-sea-seals Rescued seal pups swim to freedom - pics Keepers released a group of young seals into the North Sea on Wednesday, after spending six weeks rearing them back to health. https://www.thelocal.de/20130815/51405 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:30:00 +0200 51405 Grey seals return to German Baltic shores The small population of grey seals on the Baltic Sea has increased significantly, with hopes rising that they may start breeding soon, conservationists reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130523/49859 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:00 +0200 49859 Fishy demand for North Sea seal cull The head of a German coastal fishing association failed to make many friends by calling for thousands of seals to be shot to conserve fish stocks in the North Sea. Conservationists were outraged, while politicians rejected the proposal. https://www.thelocal.de/20120726/43975 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:55:00 +0200 43975 Grey seal watching trips start as population stabilises The first seal-watching expeditions to see grey seals on the north German coast started this weekend after the population was deemed stable enough to cope with public observation. https://www.thelocal.de/20091206/23761 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:32:00 +0100 23761