Sacha Baron Cohen was rescued on 20th November 2023
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Sacha Baron Cohen, an 8 weeks old male grey seal pup, was rescued on the 20th of November 2023 from Bossiney beach by volunteer marine mammals medics from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).
The pup was found with respiratory infection, malnourished and quite a few wounds to his body.
A decision was made to rescue the pup and take him to the BDMLR´s seal hospital in Cornwall for initial treatment and care until a pen was available for him at the Sanctuary´s hospital at Gweek on the 29th of November 2023. Photo below was taken in the BDMLR´s seal hospital.
Photo Credit : BDMLR
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| Update - 27th December 2023 : Sacha´s wounds have now healed and completed his course of prescribed medication. This photo below of Sacha was taken in the hospital.
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Update - 3rd January 2024 : Sacha is now in the outside nursery pools, 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.
Sacha Baron Cohen´s ID flipper tag number is SL270 (yellow).
Photo credit - George Tyrone Deacon - BDMLR - 3rd January 2024
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Update - 17th January 2024 : Sacha along with Renée Zellweger have now fully recovered and are at the perfect weight of 30+kg, ready to thrive back in the wild! They were released on the 13th of January 2024.
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Update - 16th February 2026 : Sacha has been spotted at haul outs along the coast of Cornwall on 25th April 2024, 12th May 2024, 30th September 2024, 1st November 2024, 14th December 2024, 17th December 2024, 20th December 2024, 30th January 2025, 21st February 2025, 24th February 2025, 21st & 24th March 2025, 26th & 30th May 2025, 2nd & 8th June 2025, 18th July 2025, 21st July 2025, 5th & 18th September 2025, 3rd November 2025, 17th November 2025, 30th December 2025, 28th January 2026 and 1st February 2026, 6th February 2026, 7th February 2026 & 16th February 2026.
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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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