Panther was rescued on 15th November 2016
Panther, 5-6 weeks old grey seal pup, was rescued on 15th November 2016 from Pendeen near Lands members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) medic team.

He was found malnourished and had superficial wounds to his body. 		Panther
Panther Update - 20th November 2016 : Panther has been treated with antibiotics, his wounds are healing well and weighs 17kgs. He is currently in hospital pen number 3.

He has already learnt how to eat fish on his own, in the next week or so Panther will be moved to the outside nursery pool for his next stage of rehabilitation.

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Update - 1st January 2016 : Panther is currently in the convalescent pool putting on lots of weight before he is returned to the wild in the next month.

His flipper tag number is 310 (white).

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Seal Release - 6th January 2017 Update - 7th January 2017 : Panther along with Honey Badger, Giraffe, Platypus, Tiger and Grizzly Bear were returned to the wild at Gwithian on 6th January 2017.


Photo left was taken by Grace Jones
Update: 23rd October 2020 - Panther was spotted at haul-outs along the Altantic coast of Cornwall on 1st January 2018, 29th January 2018, 12th March 2018, 23rd April 2018, 10th May 2018, 14th May 2018, 9th & 16th July 2018, 6th January 2019, 18th & 22nd April 2019, 2nd May 2019, 17th October 2019, 7th November 2019, 2nd & 5th December 2019, 24th January 2020, 3rd & 7th February 2020, 22nd August 2020 and 27th September 2020 and 22nd August 2020 by members* of the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust.

Photo Credit: Sue Sayer (CSGRT) - taken on 1st January 2018 		Panther
*Members of the CSGRT volunteer hundreds of hours of their own time to photo, identify, carry out surveys, monitor and watch over the seals around the Cornish coast.

Each seal´s fur pattern is unique and enables the CSGRT volunteers track them for life. Seals face many challenges, yet we all depend on them to balance our marine ecosystem, this 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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