| Rescued Seal Pups 2016/17
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Caiman is still in nursery pool 1 and getting over a urine infection.
Fish,
Flamingo,
Lobster and Mantis Shrimp are in the convalescent pool and will be released back to the wild soon.
| | Gibbon,
Piranha,
Robin,
Wallaby
and
Wolf were released back into the wild on 18th May 2017.
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| Jinx is still in the hospital recovering from an upset stomach, she will be moved down to the outside pool in the coming week.
| | Resident Grey Seals
| | Badger has now been moved into the big boy pool so Ray can have the girls all to himself in the convalescent pool.
| Badger seems to be getting on with Marlin, Pumpkin and Yulelogs!
Photo right courtesy of Natalie from the Animal Care Team
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| The fabulous resident seal "Ray" wants to know if you are following him on his facebook page?
if not, please click on this link to follow Ray.
| | Conservation Weekend
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Local conservation and animal welfare groups headed to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary earlier this month on 20th & 21st May 2017 to talk to the public about the good work that goes on in the county.
Groups who joined the Cornish Seal Sanctuary at the 42-acre site included the
Cornwall Wildlife Trust,
RSPB,
ERCCIS,
Sea Life Trust
and Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust (CSGRT).
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary featured an amazing dolphin rescue demonstration by some members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team and visitors were able to get up close to some bats from Cornwall Bat Group, harvest mice from Cornwall Mammal Group, hedgehogs from Paws & Prickles and a skunk from Porfell Wildlife Park.
| | Field Mouse
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| | Skunk
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| | Skunk (how cute is this skunk)
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| | Visitors learnt about different types of shells we find on beaches
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| | Post Monitoring of Seals
| Here is a list of tagged seals spotted in the wild by members of the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust (CSGRT) around the coast of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly:-
Reindeer on 4th May 2017,
Ken and Spiderman on 4th & 22nd May 2017, Boo on 11th May 2017 and Rupert on 15th May 2017.
This information regarding tagged seals seen in the wild is copyright of the CSGRT.
| Also this month Shrek was seen
on 29th May 2017
and
Hulk (photo right) on 31st May 2017 by Anna of the Scilly Seal Snorkelling
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Become an Octonaut Octo-Glow Explorer
Join the Octonauts on a brand new deep sea adventure and see the ocean in a whole new light between 27th May and 11th June 2017.
CBeebies´ most intrepid ocean explorers will be inviting younger children and their families to become honorary recruits of the Octonauts crew and join their special mission to uncover the secret world of glow in the dark sea creatures.
Click here for more information.
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| | Visitors Photo
| Andrew Heron took the photo below during his visit to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary during the weekend of 6th/7th May 2017.
Andrew said "this shot of a very laid-back Pumpkin, it´s always good to see how much he´s improved since 2010. Thanks to everyone for an enjoyable visit."
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| If You Discover a
Seal Pup in the Wild!
| If you should discover a seal pup that seems to be in distress, or is alone, what you do next could mean the difference between life and death for the animal.
DO keep your distance;
DON´T attempt to handle the pup;
DON´T attempt to put the pup in the sea;
DON´T ignore the situation;
DO tell the appropriate organisation.
Please call the Cornish Seal Sanctuary on 01326 221361 and/or the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team on 01825 765546.
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| Hunstanton SEA LIFE
A beautiful feel good story from our friends at Hunstanton SEA LIFE.
Their first ever Humboldt Penguin chick born on 3rd May 2017 at their Sanctuary.
What an amazing job they´ve done with this little guy.
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Click here to read the article in the Online Norfolk EDP news and click here for Sea Life´s press release.
Video from the BBC News website.
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Dogs are Welcome
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Did you know that the Cornish Seal Sanctuary loves well behaved dogs!
Dogs are always welcome at the Sanctuary provided they are kept on a lead.
Please do not leave dog(s) in your car during your visit.
Also don´t forget to bring some poo bags with you to clear up after your dog(s).
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Leaflet for 2017
| | Click here
to download a printer friendly pdf version of the Sanctuary´s leaflet.
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