Chicken Nugget was rescued on 22nd August 2020
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Chicken Nugget, the first rescued whitecoat of 2020/21 pupping season, was picked up on 22nd August 2020 from a very busy Millook Haven beach near Bude by members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medics.
This female pup was found extremely lethargic with a fast breathing rate and temperature of 39.4°. She weighed 24kgs.
Photo Credit : Michelle Robinson Clement (BDMLR)
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The seal pup was kept overnight at a local vet and then the next day, she was relayed by members of the BDMLR marine mammal medics to Gweek.
Photo Credit : Lizzi Larbalestier (BDMLR)
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Chicken Nugget is around 3-4 weeks old, so still very young, but is starting to moult which is why she has patches around her eyes.
Despite feeling poorly, she is very feisty and eating well and the Animal Care team hope it will not be too long before she is released back into the wild.
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Update - 28th September 2020 : This photo of Chicken Nugget was taken on 24th September 2020 in the hospital pen number 4. She weighs 21.5kgs.
Click here to see a large photo of this.
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Chicken Nugget has completed her first stage of rehabilitation and was moved from the hospital to the outside pool.
Her flipper tag ID number is SL100 (green).
Click here to see a large photo of this and further ones.
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Update - 30th September 2020 : Chicken Nugget meeting Dim Sum for the first time earlier today!
These two have done so well with their rehabilitation, they are down in the rehabilitation pool and are getting on swimmingly!
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Update - 31st October 2020 : Chicken Nugget has been moved from the rehabilitation pool into the new deep pups enclosure pool along with Dim Sum, Cornish Pasty and French Fry.
She currently weighs 39kgs.
Click here to see a large photo of this and further one taken on 30th October 2020.
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Update - 6th November 2020 : The first seal pup release of the 2020/21 rescue season! On the morning of 5th November 2020 the time came for Chicken Nugget, French Fry, Cornish Pasty and Dim Sum to be released back to the wild and thrive in their natural habitat.
The team took the pups to Porthtowan beach, however, due to the tide it was too shallow for the pups to make a successful release. The pups were then taken to Dollar Cove on the south coast and it was there the pups were successfully released back to the sea.
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Update - 22nd November 2020 : Chicken Nugget was the Sanctuary´s first seal pup rescued of 2020/21 season - watch her journey from being rescued in August, through rehabilitation at the Seal Sanctuary, and her release back to the sea in November 2020.
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Update - 10th April 2021 : Chicken Nugget has been spotted at a seal colony along the coast of Cornwall on 24th February 2021
by members 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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