July 2 (UPI) -- An approximately 2,200-pound elephant seal is in the midst of his annual visit to Tasmania, leaving property damage and public disturbances in his wake.
The 5-year-old animal, dubbed Neil the seal by locals, has been visiting southern Tasmania towns every year since he was born, residents said.
Neil has become a celebrity both locally and on social media, but local officials said he isn't exactly well-behaved.
"At the moment we don't have a complete understanding of the damage Neil has caused to public infrastructure but he has obviously knocked over a number of poles and bollards," Clarence Mayor Brendan Blomeley told Pulse Tasmania.
Jane Younger, a seal expert at the University of Tasmania, said locals have reported Neil is equally destructive toward private property.
