But Clarence City Council says Neil has already settled the account. Most of the cost wasn’t from damage but from managing crowds and traffic, with council staff clocking up 275.5 hours during Neil’s stay. Neil the seal causes traffic chaos in Tasmania again Credit: 7NEWSThe unwitting social media star has won hearts around the world with his antics. The one-tonne teen elephant seal was practising the dominant behaviours that he will need to master before competing for breeding grounds as an adult. He was born on the Tasman Peninsula in 2020 after his mother is believed to have become lost while travelling to the Macquarie Island elephant seal colony.