Shuttle was rescued on 18th October 2013
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Shuttle, a two weeks old (whitecoat) female grey seal pup, was rescued from the slipway at Boscastle harbour on the 18th of October 2013 by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medics volunteers. Weight at rescue 32kg.
Reason for rescue : Separated from mum and minor puncture wounds and a nose bleed.
© Photos Credit : Jon Gerrish - Boscastle National Trust
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Update - 26th October 2013 : Upon arrival at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Shuttle spent a few days in the isolation pen of the hospital and then was moved down to the outside nursery pools as she is very fat! She had moulted very quickly and is having fun swimming! On fluids and not being force fed fish so hopefully this means she will learn to eat for herself soon. She is currently in nursery pool number 3.
Update - 16th November 2013 : Shuttle is doing really well in the convalescent pool, but has developed an ulcer in her right eye and was moved back to the nursery pools. She has been moved back up to the hospital today to help it heal. Shuttle currently weighs 36kg.
Her flipper ID tag number is 149 (orange).
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Update - 22nd November 2013 : Shuttle is now back down in nursery pool number 4 after a short time in the hospital for treatment for an eye infection.
Update - 2nd December 2013 : This photo below of Shuttle was taken on 1st December 2013 in the convalescent pool.
Click here to see a selection of photos of Shuttle.
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Update - 8th December 2013 : Shuttle has nearly reached her release weight.
Update - 29th December 2013 : Shuttle is currently in the convalescent pool.
Click here to see a selection of the photos taken on 28th December 2013.
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Update - 11th January 2014 : Shuttle along with Aurora, Leo, Nasa, Eclipse, Persier and Persius E were released back into the wild on 9th January 2013 at Carbis Bay.
Click here to see a selection of photos taken by Dan Murphy of the release.
© Photo Credit : Dan Murphy
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Update - 20th April 2026 : Shuttle was spotted in the wild on 27th May 2016, 23rd February 2017, 6th March 2017, 1st January 2018, 12th November 2018, 6th, 20th & 24th December 2018, 3rd & 10th January 2019, 4th & 11th February 2019, 7th, 11th & 21st March 2019, 11th November 2019,
© Photo credit : Seal Research Trust - 27th May 2016
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2nd & 30th December 2019, 6th, 19th & 24th February 2020, 11th March 2020, 28th September 2020, 1st October 2020, 12th & 23rd November 2020, 3rd, 19th & 31st December 2020,
21st January 2021, 25th & 26th February 2021, 29th April 2021, 15th & 18th November 2021, 2nd, 16th & 23rd December 2021,
© Photo credit : Sue Sayer - SRT - 18th November 2021
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5th & 22nd January 2022, 3rd & 14th March 2022, 10th June 2022, 15th October 2022, 21st December 2022,
23rd January 2023, 2nd February 2023, 17th September 2023, 15th, 23rd, 27th & 29th November 2023, 11th, 14th, 15th, 21st & 26th December 2023, 15th January 2024, 3rd August 2024, 21st & 28th October 2024, 5th December 2024, 16th December 2024, 30th December 2024, 11th & 31st January 2025, 27th February 2025, 1st March 2025, 5th & 22nd March 2026 and 20th April 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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