Bubble & Squeak was rescued on 12th December 2020
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Bubble & Squeak, a 10 weeks old male grey seal pup, was rescued on 12th December 2020 from Kennack Sands by marine mammal medics from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).
He was taken to one of the BDMLR´s holding facilities and stayed there until 22nd December 2020 when a pen became available at the Sanctuary´s seal hospital.
Photo Credit : Lizzi Larbalestier - BDMLR
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The pup was found malnourished and had a healing wound on his left hock.
Update - 30th December 2020 : Bubble & Squeak will be moved in the next week or so to the outside nursery pools shortly to continue his rehabilitation and socialise with some of the other pups.
His flipper ID tag number is SL125 (green).
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Update - 27th January 2021 : Bubble & Squeak is now in the outside nursery pools for his next stage of rehabilitation and to socialise with some of the other rescued seal pups. Also to learn how to compete for fish during feeding time. He currently weighs 26.5kgs.
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Update : 7th February 2021 - Bubble & Squeak along with Sprout, Hot Dog, Pigs in Blanket, Haggis, Buffalo Wing, Nacho, Guinness and Stuffing have completed their rehabilitation. The seal pups were released back into the wild on 6th February 2021 at Dollar Cove.
Click here to watch the video of the release.
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