Eliza was rescued on 5th October 2020
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Eliza, a female grey seal pup, was rescued on 5th October 2020 from Booby´s Bay near Padstow by members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medics.
She was found separated from her mum at just one day old. The hope was that her mum would return but sadly her location made it almost impossible for her to be found.
Photo Credit : Lizzi Larbalestier (BDMLR)
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She was brought to the Seal Sanctuary by BDMLR medics as this pup weighed just 13kgs and had a small ulcer in her left eye.
Update - 14th October 2020 : Eliza has been on treatment for a week and is now in good health. She is being gently fed fish every 3 hours by the animal care team until she can learn to feed herself.
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Update - 31st October 2020 : Eliza is still in the hospital at the moment but will be moved down to the outside pools in the next week or so. She currently weighs 16.5kgs.
Her flipper ID tag number is SL106 (green).
Click here to see a larger version of this photo taken on 30th October 2020.
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Update - 5th December 2020 : Eliza is now in the rehab pool for her final rehabilitation and putting on a few more kilos before she is released back into the wild. Her weight is 23.5kgs.
Click here to see a larger version of this and a further photo taken on 4th December 2020.
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Update : 2nd January 2021 - An amazing way to start the first day of the year - releasing of five seal pups back into the sea during the morning of 1st January 2021!
Eliza along with Camembert, Hetty, Truffle and Taffy have completed their rehabilitation and the time came for them to be released from Dollar Cove.
Click here to watch the video of the release.
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Update : 21st February 2021 - Eliza has been seen several times with another non-taggie young seal in St Mount´s Bay during February 2021. Iris Rainbow who took this photo said "we have a seal pup that visits every day bringing a smile to all the islanders faces during this time."
Photo credit : Iris Rainbow - 3rd February 2021
Click here to see a larger version of this and further photos.
Click here to watch a short video.
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