Raven Symone was rescued on 12th March 2024
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Raven Symone, a 4-6 months old female grey seal pup, was rescued from Falmouth Docks on the 12th of March 2024 by volunteer marine mammals medics of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).
The pup was found at the top of the one of the slips on the Queen Elizabeth Wharves, she had a high breathing rate of 60/2, temperature of 36.6°C, coughing/sneezing. There was blood around her mouth and small wounds on the mouth and chest. A decision was made to uplift the pup and relay her to the Seal Sanctuary.
The animal care team arranged for their local vet to give the pup a full assessment, taking a blood sample and providing a course of antibiotics to help with the respiratory infection.
| | © Photos Credit : Polly Ford - BDMLR
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Update - 16th March 2024 : Raven will spend some time in the hospital receiving treatment. Once she is feeling better, completed her medication and put on a little more weight, Raven will be moved to the outside nursery pools to continue her rehabilitation process. These photos of Raven were taken on the 15th of March 2024 in the hospital pen.
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Update - 21st April 2024 : Raven is now in the outside nursery pool number 3, this means he is on the road to recovery and mixing with other seal pups, also has a deeper pool to swim in. 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. These photos below were taken on the 18th of April 2024.
His flipper ID tag number is SL296 (yellow).
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Update - 16th May 2024 : The weather conditions in Cornwall were perfect to release some of the seal pups who had been staying at the Sanctuary for the past few months were released back into the wild on the 9th of May 2024 at Perranuthnoe beach in South Cornwall.
Raven Symone, along with Margot Robbie, Lough Eske and Emma Stone, were all at a good weight and fully recovered thanks to the care and expertise of the brilliant Animal Care Team. It is such an amazing feeling for the team to see them happily "galumphing" back home. Good luck little ones.
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