600kg southern elephant seal blocks the driveway of a Tasmanian resident’s property | ABC News

A Tasmanian woman woke to find Neil, a tagged and well-known southern elephant seal, in her front yard, stopping her from going to work. Amber Harris says her office was understanding and were having “a bit of a laugh“ about it. Ms Harris says she’s been told it may be hard to move Neil as he comes onto land for three to four weeks at a time to hibernate, but he was later spotted making his way to the beach. Subscribe: Read more here: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth ch