Duran Duran was rescued on 12th November 2018
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Duran Duran, 8 weeks old male seal pup, was rescued on 12th November 2018 from Hayle beach.
This pup was found underweight, weighing only 14kgs, malnourished with monofilament entangled around his neck. Luckily the monofilament had not yet caused any harm, and the Animal Care team was able to remove it safely.
Click here to see a larger version of this photo taken on 23rd November 2018 in the hospital.
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Update - 1st January 2019 : Duran Duran has completed his rehabilitation and was returned to the wild on 31st December 2018 at Porthtowan along with other rescued seal pups, Billie Jean, David Hasselhoff, Queen, John McClane and Scrunchie.
Click here to see a selection of photos of the seal release.
Duran Duran´s flipper ID tag number is 322 (red).
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Update - Duran Duran was spotted at a local haul-out along the west coast of Cornwall on 1st April 2019.
By monitoring the behaviour of seals after release back into the wild, the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Seal Research Trust and other organisations can use this information to define the best practice standards and policies that they can share with the international rescue community.
Each seal´s fur pattern is unique and enables the organisations to track them for life.
Seals face many challenges, yet we all depend on them to balance our marine ecosystem, which 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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