Jubilee was rescued on 15th November 2014
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Jubilee, a 4 week old female grey seal pup, was rescued by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medic volunteers from Plaidy beach in Looe on the 15th of November 2014. He was found to be malnourished and underweight with wounds to her body. The pup was uplifted and taken to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek for care and rehabilitation.
Update - 1st January 2015 : Jubilee is now in the convalescent pool for her next stage of rehabilitation and learning how to compete for fish with the other rescued seal pups and the resident seals.
Her flipper tag number is 051 (yellow).
These photos below were taken on the 28th of December 2014. Click here to see a larger version of this.
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Update : Jubilee was released back into the wild along with Phoenix, Gamora, Groot, Daffy and St Eia on the 12th of February 2015.
Click here to watch a video of the seal release by Kelly Louisa Astley a member of the Animal Care Team.
Click here to see a selection of photos taken by Kate Owen.
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Update - 19th October 2026 : Jubilee was spotted at haul-outs along the coastline of Cornwall on 11th May 2015, 23rd March 2017, 26th October 2017, 6th November 2017, 7th December 2017, 15th January 2018, 15th February 2018, 19th February 2018, 19th November 2018, 12th December 2019, 24th December 2020, 3rd November 2022, 30th October 2024 and 19th October 2026.
Photo Credit : Sue Sayer - Seal Research Trust - 24th December 2020
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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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