Denzel Washington was rescued on 8th January 2024
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Denzel Washington, a 10 weeks old male grey seal pup, was rescued from St Ives Bay on the 8th of January 2024 by volunteer marine mammals medics of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).
The pup was found malnourished and underweight for his age and a swollen front right flipper. On closer look, the middle claw was poking up at an odd angle on his flipper, and it was clearly a bit sore on handling. He also had an old cut on his right shoulder, a rather raw-looking lower lip, and a small muzzle wound amongst his whiskers. His rescue weight was 17.5kg.
The two volunteer marine medics gave him some fluids (through he was´nt keen on the tube) before uplifting and taking the pup to the BDMLR´s seal hospital in Cornwall for initial treatment and care until a pen was available for him at the Sanctuary´s hospital at Gweek where he continues his rehabilitation journey.
| Photos Credit - Alison Davey - BDMLR - 14th January 2024
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Update - 29th January 2024 : Denzel is feeling much stronger now and eating fish for himself. Once his flipper has healed, Denzel can be moved down to nursery pools to continue his rehabilitation process.
These photos of Denzel were taken on the 27th of January 2024.
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Update - 25th February 2024 : Denzel has spent the last few weeks in the outside pools, this means he is on the road to recovery and mixing with other seal pups, also has a deeper pool to swim in. Pups in the pools will be learning how to behave in the wild, interacting with other seals and also competing for their fish, which are all vital skills they will need when they are released back out into the wild. Photos below were taken on the 24th of February 2024 in the rehabilitation pool.
His flipper tag ID number is SL288 (yellow).
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Update - 27th February 2024 : The weather conditions in Cornwall were perfect to release some of the seal pups who had been staying at the Sanctuary for the past few months were released back into the wild on the 27th of February 2024 at Perranuthnoe beach in South Cornwall.
Denzel, along with lots of other rescued pups, were all at a good weight and fully recovered thanks to the care and expertise of the brilliant Animal Care Team. It is such an amazing feeling for the team to see them happily "galumphing" back home. Good luck little ones.
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