Biggie Smalls (Panini) was rescued on 4th January 2019
Biggie Smalls (Panini), 13 weeks old female seal pup, was originally rescued on 9th September 2018 from Galway in Ireland.

This pup was found premoult and underweight at 11kgs. She was treated and rehabilitated at the Seal Rescue Centre in Ireland and released back into the wild on 1st December 2018.
Biggie Smalls (Panini)
Biggie Smalls (Panini) Biggie Smalls made her way over to Cornwall from Ireland, she was found on the beach at Porth in Newquay on 8th January 2019. Biggie Smalls was suffering from mouth ulcerations and an infection in her rear right flipper.

Photo credit: Asa Samuel
Update - 30th January 2019 : This photo of Biggie Smalls was taken in the outside nursery pool, she is putting on lots of weight and soon will be returned back into the wild.

Her flipper tag ID number is 350 (red).
Biggie Smalls (Panini)
Biggie Smalls (Panini) Update - 20th March 2019 : This photo of Biggie Smalls was taken in the rehabilitation pool on 19th March 2019.

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Update - 23rd March 2019 : Biggie Smalls was released back into the wild on 22nd March 2019 at Gunwalloe along with Molly Ringwald, Miami Vice, Run DMC, Slash and JGM.

She was last out of the trailer and look a bit reluctant for a while but once the water touched her flippers...gone!

Photo Credit: Denise Gent (BDMLR Medic)
Seal Release - Photo credit Denise Gent


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