Iggy was rescued on 19th January 2013 Gender : Male Location of Rescue : Port Gaverne near Port Issac Age at Rescue : 5 weeks Weight at Rescue : 16kgs Reason for Rescue : Pup was found dehydrated, malnourished, seal pox and eye infection Update - 10th February 2013 : Iggy is currently in the hospital but will be moved to the outside pool in the next few weeks. The pox which is a type of disease, often caused by an animal virus, has now cleared up. Update - 23rd February 2013 : Iggy has finished his treatment and will be moved to the outdoor pools shortly.     His flipper tag number is 129 (red). Update - 12th March 2013 : Iggy has now been moved to the outdoor pools for his next stage of rehabilitation and to learn how to compete for fish with the other seals. Update - 1st May 2013 : Photo left of Iggy was taken on 27th April 2013 in convalescence pool. He currently weighs 24kgs. Click here to see further photos. Update - 5th June 2013 : Iggy was moved into the nursery pools along with Celine, Frank and Adele. They were all weighed on the 3rd of June 2013 and are ready to be released back into the wild within the next 2 - 3 weeks. Update - 20th June 2013 : Iggy was returned to the wild on 18th June 2013 along with Celine and Adele at Gwithian. Click here to see a selection of photos taken by Jessica Hirons. Photo left was taken by Jessica Hirons.

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