Wally was rescued on 4th December 2019 Wally, 2 months old male grey seal pup, was rescued on 4th December 2019 from Lizard Point by members of the Animal Care Team. This pup was found malnourished, underweight and slightly dehydrated. Weighed 14kgs. Update - 30th December 2019 : Wally is currently in nursery pool 2 for his next stage of rehabilitation. He will learn how to dive and to compete for fish with other rescued seal pups during feeding time. He currently weighs 23.5kgs. This photo was taken on 28th December 2019, click here to see a larger version. His flipper tag ID number is SL127 (yellow). Update - 23rd January 2020 : Wally along with Mrs Tiggy Winkle, Mr Darcy, Joker, Cruella de Vil, Aslan and Mr Bump were released back into the wild at Dollar Cove on 20th January 2020. Update - 27th February 2021 : Wally has been spotted at a seal colony along the coasts of Cornwall on 21st February 2021 by members of Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust (CSGRT). Photo Credit : Kerstin Hartmann - CSGRT - 21st February 2021 Members of the CSGRT volunteer spend 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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