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Welcome to our News Update for the Spring 2022, if you are visiting the Hunstanton SEA LIFE, don´t forget to purchase your entrance tickets in advance.
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Earlier this year the troublesome pair, Summer and Twix, Asian Short-Clawed Otters, took a little holiday to SEA LIFE Scarborough whilst development works were carried out at SEA LIFE Hunstanton. Summer and Twix returned home on 6th May 2022 and are enjoying their brand new enclosure which will keep the otters busy!
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The SEA LIFE Global Beach Clean 2022
On World Oceans Day (8th June), the Hunstanton SEA LIFE are hosting a clean at Old Hunstanton beach.
World Oceans Day provides an opportunity to honour, help, protect, and conserve the ocean.
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Have you met Macey, who is also known as the dancing resident seal?
She loves swimming over to greet people and play a little game following your fingers across the glass!
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Shhhhh! Have you heard about the shark nursery?
Recent arrivals are some Dogfish pups, these hatched at SEA LIFE Hunstanton in March 2022. Their parents live at SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth!
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Can you spot Nemo?
Clownfish can live within the anemones tentacles to protect themselves from predators! They are not harmed doing this, as they have a mucus-like layer that protects them for the stings!
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| Common Seal Pupping Season!
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The common seals pups season is normally between May and August, if you are visiting the coast around Norfolk, you may well see pups, can we remind you that they may look cute, but they have sharp teeth that carry harmful bacterial.
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They can also be easily disturbed and lose their mum, so please keep your distance and help look after our wonderful marine life!
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Souvenir Guide Books
Here are the front covers of the Sanctuary´s Guide book.
If during your next visit you purchase a copy, the profits go towards the care of the rescued seal pups in the hospital.
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Click here to download Hunstanton SEA LIFE´s leaflet for 2022.
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| If you find a Seal in the Wild
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For over 30 years Hunstanton SEA LIFE Sanctuary has been rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing seal pups from the North Sea coastline and beyond that find themselves in trouble, whether it be eye problems, respiratory infections and malnourishment to broken bones, pollution-related problems and being separated from their mother too soon.
A quick reminder that if you discover a seal pup that is in distress or alone, please call the Hunstanton SEA LIFE on 01485 533576 and/or the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team on 01825 765546.
The Animal Care Team are on call around the clock to race to the rescue of seal pups in trouble anywhere around the coast.
DO keep your distance;
DON´T attempt to handle or touch the pup;
DON´T attempt to put the pup back in the sea;
DON´T ignore the situation;
DO tell the appropriate organisation.
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When you ring, please be prepared to give an exact location of the seal, your contact details, what condition is the seal in for example is it alone, thin, injured or seems unwell (noisy breathing, coughing, runny nose). Tell people around you to keep clear of the seal by at least 50 metres, if you can, draw a circle in the sand around the pup.
Remember most often seals come out of the water on to land to rest, digest after eating their food, relax and sleep.
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What to do if you find a dead seal on beach!
If you come across a dead seal, the advice is not to touch or go near it, please call
West Norfolk council on 01553 616200.
If you find a stranded living marine animal, please call the SEA LIFE Sanctuary on 01485 533576 and/or the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team on 01825 765546.
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This news update has been put together by volunteers/supporters of the Hunstanton SEA LIFE Sanctuary.
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