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| Cornish Seal Sanctuary
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| December 2022
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Merry Christmas from the Cornish Seal Sanctuary!
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A huge thank you to everyone who donated to "Stockings For Seals" this year - every penny goes towards enriching the lives of the residents here at the Sanctuary and the Team couldn´t do it without you.
As you can see, the seals are already enjoying their new toys.
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Nice "Ice" Christmas Cake!
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We all enjoy a slice or two of Christmas Cake and so do Pumpkin and his gang who got their very own Ice Christmas Cake made by the Wonderful Animal Care Team!
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Did you get a chance to visit the Sanctuary´s nature walk and also to read about how the resident beaver, Norbert, learnt a very special lesson this Christmas? It is truly a beautiful story!
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British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) Volunteer marine mammal medics will be sent out to monitor the pup for a period of time and as a very last resort, may rescue the pup depending on the circumstances.
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These photos of the rescued seal pups,
Barles,
Basil,
Fennel,
Kelpie,
Lavender,
Mac ´n´ Cheese,
Miso,
Nagi,
Oregano,
Paprika,
Rosemary,
Tony Jalapeño and
Wasabi,
were taken on the 28th - 31st December 2022.
Click here or on the image of your choice below to see a larger version. Enjoy!
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Meet the Seal Pups - Virtual Experience!
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We joined Ben, the Supervisor for the Animal Care Team, at Cornish Seal Sanctuary live on Sunday the 4th of December 2022 for their fourth of this season´s behind the scenes virtual experience.
He gave us an update on Basil, Wasabi, Fennel and new pup Lavender.
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We joined Elliot, one of the Animal Care Team Specialist, at Cornish Seal Sanctuary live on Sunday the 18th of December 2022 for their fifth of this season´s behind the scenes virtual experience.
He gave us an update on Basil who is now in the outside nursery pool, Fennel in hospital pen number 3, Sea Salt who is in isolation area of the hospital and new pups Paprika and Kelpie.
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If you can´t get to the Seal Sanctuary, or just want to find out the latest from the seal hospital, then why not join them on their "Meet the pups - Live Virtual Hospital Tour" - Sunday 8th January 2023 at 3pm. For more information, please go to the Sanctuary´s facebook page. All proceeds from this go towards funding the vital work to care for seal pups and residents at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary.
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Fantastic Fundraiser - Olive Curtis!
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A huge thank you to one of the Sanctuary´s fantastic fundraiser, Olive Curtis, who raised almost £400 in November for the Cornish Seal Sanctuary!
Olive loved visiting the Sanctuary in October for her 9th birthday so much she decided to get involved and completed a litter pick in her local area, designed a card, painted stones with seals on and baked seal shaped biscuits to sell at a craft fair.
The team and residents would like to say "Many thanks to Olive and her mum, Fay, for the lovely pictures and for being such a seal superhero!"
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A huge thank you to Nestera for providing the Seal Sanctuary with new herd boards - engraved with the logo!??
Nestera has very kindly donated the boards to help the team with the pup rescues and releases, and the staff are absolutely thrilled with the results.
Can your team help the Team this pup season? Email leanne.webb@sealifetrust.com to find out how your business can support the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, too!
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We hope you enjoy the selection of photos taken in December 2022, click here or on the photo of your choice below to see a larger version.
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| Have you purchase your Calendar for 2023?
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The Cornish Seal Sanctuary 2023 calendar is now available! Full of wonderful pictures taken by our guests during their visit, you can enjoy the faces of the Sanctuary every month.
And with (dare we say it?) Christmas looming, it makes the perfect gift for the seal fan in your life! Visit https://bit.ly/2Hmkfr2
to get yours or pop into the Sanctuary´s gift shop to pick one (or several for friends and family) up!
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To future proof the Cornish Seal Sanctuary for generations to come, the Sanctuary are now raising vital funds to redevelop their pools and remain world-leaders in seal conservation and care.
And that´s where the "Fund Our Future" project comes in. This £1.3million fundraising campaign is all about securing the charity´s future, while placing world-class animal welfare at the centre of everything we do.
To donate, click here for more details on how to make an online donation also how to set up your own fundraising event?
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| Click here to find out what to do if you find a Seal Pup or a Seal?
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| Post Release Monitoring of Seals
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Each released seal pup is given a flipper tag with an unique ID number. This helps the Cornish Seal Sanctuary and the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust (CSGRT) to track and monitor where pups end up and how they are doing once they are back in the wild.
This month the following seals were spotted in the wild by members of the CSGRT from Somerset to Dorset:-
Wonder Woman on 1st and 5th December 2022
Orion on 5th, 8th, 9th, 15th and 26th December 2022
Nampara on 8th, 12th and 21st December 2022
Goonies and Guinness on 12th December 2022
Riley on 15th December 2022
Joy Division on 15th and 20th December 2022
Hufflepuff on 19th, 28th and 30th December 2022
Poppadom, Shirley and
Shuttle on 21st December 2022
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By monitoring the behaviour of seals after release back into the wild, the Cornish Seal Sanctuary and the CSGRT 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 CSGRT volunteers 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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| Meet Puffa and read her amazing Story!
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We would like to share the amazing story of Puffa who was rescued in 2001 by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), rehabilitated at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, and released back into the wild in 2002. The wonderful news is...she is still being ID´d today after 21 amazing years in the wild!!! Healthy and Thriving.
By monitoring the behaviour of seals after release back into the wild, the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust, BDMLR and CSS, can use this information to define the best practice standards and policies for rescue, rehab and release that are shared with the international rescue community.
Find out more about Puffa´s story click here to read.
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This news update has been put together by volunteers/supporters of the Cornish Seal Sanctuary.
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