Sea Dragon was rescued on 16th April 2022 Sea Dragon, a 6 months old male grey seal pup, was rescued from Fishing Cove, Gunwalloe, on 16th April 2022 by members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medics. This pup was found to be malnourished with a high temperature, swelling to lower jaw, rear flippers wounds, coughing and snottiness. Click here to see a larger version of this and above photo of Sea Dragon taken on 24th April 2022 in the hospital. Update - 4th May 2022 : Sea Dragon has completed his course of treatment and wounds have healed well and no longer coughing. It will not be too long before he is moved down to the outside nursery pools for his next stage of rehabilitation. Update - 8th May 2022 : Sea Dragon has been moved down to the outside pool for his next stage of rehabilitation. He needs to put on a bit more weight before he is released back into the wild. His flipper tag ID number is SL145 (white). Click here to see a larger version of this and further ones of Sea Dragon taken on 7th May 2022 in the nursery pool 3. Update - 3rd June 2022 : It will not be too long before Sea Dragon is returned back into the wild now that he has completed his rehabilitation at the seal sanctuary. Click here to see a selection of photos of Sea Dragon which were taken on 2nd June 2022 in the rehabilitation pool. Update - 21st June 2022 : Sea Dragon was successfully returned to the wild on 4th June 2022 at Dollar Cove. It is always sad to say "goodbye" to the seal pups but we know that the Animal Care Team have given them a second chance to survive in the wild! Click here to watch a short video of Sea Dragon being released. Update -13th August 2023 : Wonder Woman was spotted at haul-outs along the coast of Cornwall by members of the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust* (CSGRT) on 13th August 2023 by members of the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust (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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