Dame Judi Dench was rescued on 21st September 2023
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This female Grey seal pup was just under 3 weeks old (whitecoat) when she was rescued during the evening on the 21st of September 2023 after she was found on the beach at Millook by members of the public.
Volunteer medics from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) were called to go and check on the whitecoat pup who was very lethargic, dehydrated, a temperature of 39 degrees, a high breathing rate and a really bad wound to the rear right flipper, possibly an abscess.
Michelle, one of the volunteer marine medics, administered a tube feed before the short journey to the local vets at Penbode for further checks.
Luckily Vet and a BDMLR medic was on call that night and gave antibiotics to the 22kg pup on arrival with no fight back at all and relieved the abscess.
The next morning the pup was relayed by BDMLR volunteer medics to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary for care, treatment and rehabilitation.
Photos credit (below) : Ado Shorland - BDMLR
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Upon arrival at the hospital, the members of the animal care team carried out a clincial assessment on the pup. Her wounds were cleaned and treated, she has prescribed a course of antibotics by the Sanctuary´s vets.
This pup has been named "Dame Judi Dench" in line with the Sanctuary´s celebrity theme for the 2023/24 rescue season.
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Update - 30th September 2023 : This beautiful girl has fully moulted into her grey coat, she is currently in the isolation pen of the hospital and weighs 20.9kg. Click here to see larger versions of these photos taken on 28th September 2023.
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Update - 2nd October 2023 : The Sanctuary´s received a very special visit recently from the amazing Dame Judi Dench!
And, with the actors and actresses theme this season, the team couldn´t not name the newest pup after the legendary actress.
Judi the pup arrived just in time to hospital to meet her namesake, and the staff were thrilled to be able to show Dame Judi some of the incredible work our animal care team does behind-the-scenes. Click here to read the press release.
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Update - 29th October 2023 : Judi has now graduated from the hospital and is now in the outside pools down on-site for her next stage of rehabilitation and to learn how to compete for fish during feeding time. She is currently in rehabilitation pool with another rescued seal pup named Dawn French.
Judi´s flipper ID tag number is SL254 (yellow).
Click here to see larger versions of these photos taken on 27th October 2023.
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Update - 22nd November 2023 : Judi along with Owen Wilson and Jack Black have fully completed their rehabilitation and they were released back into the wild on 21st November 2023 at Perranuthnoe beach. Click here to read the Press Release. Click here to watch a short video of the release.
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Click here to see a selection of photos which were taken by Gill Fisher.
Photos credit (below) : Gill Fisher - BDMLR
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Each seal´s fur pattern is unique and enables the CSGRT volunteers to 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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