Nampara was rescued on 16th January 2018
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Nampara, 12 weeks old female seal pup, was rescued on 16th January 2018 from Newquay harbour by some of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medic volunteers. This pup was found with superficial wounds.
She was taken to one of the BDMLR´s holding facilities for care and treatment until a hospital pen became available at Gweek on 21st January 2018.
Update - 25th February 2018 : Nampara is doing well gaining weight and progressing through the pools. She is currently in the convalescent pool for her next stage of rehabilitation.
Nampara´s flipper tag number is 356 (green).
These photos below were taken on 23rd February 2018.
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Update - 28th March 2018 : Nampara is currently in the convalescent pool and completing her final stage of rehabilitation.
She weighed 20.5kgs on 14th March 2018.
This photo of Nampara was taken on 26th March 2018.
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Update - 29th April 2018 : Nampara has completed her rehabilitation and will be returned to the wild soon.
This photo of Nampara was taken on 27th April 2018.
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| Update - 29th May 2018 : Nampara, along with Gerry, Beta, Chris, Ava and Pudding were released back into the wild on 17th May 2018 at Porthtowan.
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Update - 1st January 2026 : Nampara was seen at various haul-outs along the coast of Cornwall on 20th August 2018, 17th December 2018, 7th March 2019,
23rd December 2019, 27th January 2020, 5th, 15th & 18th February 2020, 26th November 2020, 10th December 2020, 20th December 2021, 20th January 2022, 8th, 12th & 21st December 2022, 30th March 2023, 29th November 2023,
Photo Credit - Sue Sayer - Seal Research Trust (SRT) - 20th January 2022
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11th, 14th, 21st, 26th & 29th December 2023, 21st October 2024, 11th November 2024, 3rd, 10th & 19th December 2024, 13th January 2025, 22nd & 27th February 2025, 4th March 2025, 3rd, 6th & 17th November 2025 and 1st January 2026.
Photo Credit - Sue Sayer (SRT) - 27th February 2025
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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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