Alastair Mackenzie was rescued on 26th December 2023
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Alastair Mackenzie, a 10 weeks old male grey seal pup, was rescued from Gwynver beach near Sennen on the 26th of December 2023 by volunteer marine mammals medics of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).
The pup was found malnourished, underweight for his age and with a deep infected wound across his lower back.
Photo Credit : Alison Davey - BDMLR
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This pup was taken to the BDMLR´s seal hospital in Cornwall for initial treatment and care until a pen was made available on 3rd January 2024 for him at the Sanctuary´s hospital at Gweek where he continues his rehabilitation journey.
This photo was taken in the Sanctuary´s hospital on 3rd January 2024.
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Update - 29th January 2024 : Alastair is now in the outside nursery pool number 1, this means he is on the road to recovery and mixing with other seal pups, also has a deeper pool to swim in. Pups in the nursery pools will be learning how to behave in the wild, interacting with other seals and also competing for their fish, which are all vital skills they will need when they are released back out into the wild.
Alastair´s flipper tag ID number is SL283 (yellow).
These photos of Alastair were taken on the 27th of January 2024.
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| Update - 25th February 2024 : Alastair is in the rehabilation pool with other rescued seal pups. He is ready to be released back into the wild shortly.
These photos below of Alastair were taken on the 24th of February 2024.
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Update - 25th March 2024 : The weather conditions in Cornwall were perfect to release some of the seal pups who had been staying at the Sanctuary for the past few months were released back into the wild on the 21st of March 2024 at Perranuthnoe beach in South Cornwall.
Alastair along with Florence Pugh, Julia Roberts, Matilda, Muffy and Ricky Gervais, were all at a good weight and fully recovered thanks to the care and expertise of the brilliant Animal Care Team. It is such an amazing feeling for the team to see them happily "galumphing" back home. Good luck little ones.
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