Blueberry Shortcake rescued on 9th December 2025 Blueberry Shortcake, a 16-18 weeks old female grey seal pup, was rescued on the 9th of December 2025 from Treyarnon Bay by British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medic volunteers.   She was found with many minor wounds, a missing front flipper nail, an eye ulcer and a respiratory infection. The seal pup was taken to the BDMLR´s seal hospital in Cornwall for initial treatment and care then transferred on the 24th of December 2025 to the Sanctuary´s hospital in Gweek where she will continue her rehabilitation journey. Photos below were taken on the 13th of December 2025 at the BDMLR seal hospital. Update - 26th December 2025 : Her wounds are healing and she is eating for herself.   Blueberry Shortcake is really enjoying swimming in her hospital pool. Photos below were taken on 26th of December 2025 in the hospital. Update - 3rd January 2026 : Blueberry Shortcake is now in the outside pools for her next stage of rehabilitation.   This means she is on the road to recovery and also has a deeper pool to swim in.   She is currently in the nursery pool on her own at 18.9kg as she eats too well to be with anyone else at this stage. Her flipper tag ID number is SL360 (yellow). Photos below were taken on 2nd of January 2026. There was a break in the weather, so on the 14th of February 2026, it was time to release Blueberry Shortcake, Profiterole and Womble.   They have completed their rehabilitation and reached their ideal release weight of 30kg+.     During the release of these pups, the animal care team were assisted by some of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medic volunteers.

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