The seal chased one of the police staff around a patrol car. Photo / Supplied via police
Police can "only speculate" on how a seal ended up on a farm in central Waikato.
The sea mammal was found in a dried-up ditch near Morrinsville yesterday morning.
"Our staff corralled the animal about 11am and awaited the arrival of Department of Conservation (DoC) staff who were able to
return the female seal back to the ocean at Tapu about 5pm yesterday," said Sergeant Vic Sneddon, officer in charge of Morrinsville Police.
"We can only speculate, but we suspect during the recent heavy rains the seal made her way from the Firth of Thames down the Piako or Waihou Rivers via drains to where she was discovered between Morrinsville and Tatuanui."
Mr Sneddon said while the seal was far from its natural habitat it wasn't too worse for wear.
