Dap rescued on 3rd November 2010 Dap, a 4 week old male pup, was rescued from Whipsiderry in Newquay by members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team and taken to the RSPCA´s West Hatch Wildlife Centre on 3rd November 2010 for treatment. In late December 2010 Dap was transferred to the National Seal Sanctuary for his next stage of rehabilitation and to learn how to compete for fish with other seals. Dap´s flipper tag number is 80021 (orange). Click here to see further photos taken on 29th December 2010. Update: 25th January 2011 - Dap along with Boo, Roz, Wellington, Andy´s Platform, Fats Domino and Rocket Dog were released back into the wild at Gwithian on 24th January 2011. Update: 20th March 2011 - Dap was spotted at a local haul-out along the north coast of Cornwall on 19th & 27th February 2011 and 19th March 2011 by Sue Sayer a member of the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust (CSGRT). Members of the CSGRT volunteer hundreds of hours of their own time to photo, identify, carry out surveys, monitor and watch over the seals around the Cornish coast. Each seal´s fur pattern is unique and enables the CSGRT volunteers track them for life. Seals face many challenges, yet we all depend on them to balance our marine ecosystem, this is essential to make the oxygen we breathe. Seals are our globally rare wildlife tourist attraction, helping diversify coastal economic prosperity.

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