Taurus was rescued on 1st January 2014
Gender : female

Age at Rescue : 8 weeks old

Weight at time of Rescue : 16.5kgs

Location of Rescue : Hayle

Reason for Rescue : The pup was found to have small wounds on her flippers and a swollen joint on one of her flippers.
Taurus - 22nd February 2014
Taurus - 22nd February 2014 Update - 24th February 2014 : Taurus is now in the outside pools learning how to compete for fish with other seals during feeding time.

Photos above and left of Taurus were taken on 22nd February 2014.  Click here to see a larger version of this photo.

Taurus´s flipper tag number is 232 (orange).
Update - 24th May 2014 : Taurus along with IO, Europa, Gemini and Quasar were released back into the wild on 22nd May 2014 at Gwithian.

Click here to see a selection of amazing photos taken by Photographer Simon Bone of the seal release.
Seal Release on 22nd May 2014

Each pup at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary can cost up to £1,000+ to rescue, rehabilitate and release,
if you would like to help by adopting a pup (Adoption £25 each pup) or make a donation towards a
pup´s rehabilitation, please click here for more details.


The staff at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary do a brilliant job and without your help, they couldn´t continue.

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