Harry was rescued on 19th May 2018 Harry, 16 weeks old male seal, was rescued by members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) from a beach in the West Country on 19th May 2018 with monofilament fishing net stuck around its neck. Volunteers helped with the successful transfer of this seal to the Sanctuary´s local vet where it was treated for a cut neck and high temperature. Photos credit: Jen Dykwer-Newsome - BDMLR Update - 3rd June 2018 : Harry is now in the outside pool for his final stage of rehabilitation and he will be returned to the wild in the next few weeks. His flipper tag number is 374 (green). Click here to see a collage of photos of Harry. Update - 23rd June 2018 : Harry is currently in the rehabilitation pool ready to be released back to the wild. Click here to see a larger version of this photo. Update - 1st July 2018 : Harry was one of the last seal pups from winter rescue to be released back to wild on 28th June 2018 at Porthtowan beach along with another rescued pup named Bella. Click here to read more. Click here to see a selection of photos of the release. Update - 15th August 2024 : Harry was seen at local haul-outs along the coast of Cornwall on 18th February 2019, 1st, 18th & 22nd April 2019, 27th May 2019, 6th June 2019, 1st August 2019, 16th September 2019, 17th & 31st October 2019. Click here to see a larger photo (right) of Harry taken by Sue Sayer of the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust on 18th February 2019. 7th November 2019, 2nd, 5th, 16th, 23rd, 29th & 30th December 2019, 9th, 17th, 23rd & 30th January 2020, 3rd, 13th, 19th & 24th February 2020 and 15th August 2024. Photo left of Harry was taken on 29th December 2019, Click here to see a larger version of this image. Members of the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust who identifies and monitors local seals.

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