Pancake was rescued on 9th January 2026 Meet Pancake, a female grey seal pup, was rescued from Chapel Porth near St Agnes by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medic volunteers, Esther and Dan.   The pup was found hauled out at the top of the beach next to the access from the car park.   Esther monitored the pup for a while from a distance until Dan arrived, as the seal looked underweight, they went ahead and carried out a full assessment.   She was underweight at 15.2kg for her age, dehydrated, malnourished, lethargic, a little weak and also had a few minor wounds. A decision was made to take the pup to the BDMLR´s hospital in Cornwall for initial treatment and care. These photos below were taken on the 10th of January 2026 in the BDMLR hospital. Update - 16th January 2026 : After spending a few days at the BDMLR´s hospital for intial care and treatment, Pancake was transferred to the Seal Sanctuary at Gweek on the 14th of January 2026 to continue her rehabilitation.   She is currently in the isolation area of the hospital and will be for a little while whilst she builds up her strength. All new seal pups arrivals at the Seal Sanctuary have to be tested for avian flu before admittance due to the risk to the resident animals, especially the puffins. Update - 23rd January 2026 : Pancake is getting lots of TLC from the animal care team.   Her wounds have healed nicely, she has a lots more energy and is eating for herself.   Once she has gained some more weight and built up some strength, she will be moved to the outside big pools. Update - 17th February 2026 : Pancake was moved down to the outside nursery pools for her next stage of rehabilitation.   This means she is on the road to recovery and also has a deeper pool to swim in.   This photo below was taken on the 16th of February 2026 in nursery pool number 4. Pups in the nursery pools will be learning how to behave in the wild, interacting with other seals and also competing for their fish, which are all vital skills they will need when they are released back out into the wild. His flipper tag ID number SL376 (yellow). Update - 9th March 2026 : Pancake has moved into the rehabilitation pool along with Cream Puff and Granita. Update - 21st March 2026 : These photos of Pancake were taken on 21st of March 2026 in the rehab pool. Update : Pancake along with Cream Puff and Granita were released back into the wild on 23rd of March 2026.