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Latest Rescue Day in the Life Of
  Pudding arrives...

Find out more about the two seals flown in from the Isle of Manl...


The first ten rescues of the season.
For the most recent rescues click here
Rescue 10 - Roly-Poly
16 March 2005
Roly-Poly

Roly-Poly was rescued on the 2nd of November from Ballyhalbert. He was released on 16 March 2005.

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Rescue 9 - Mousse
16 March 2005
Mousse

Mousse was discovered sitting in the middle of the Seacliff Road in Bangor causing something of a traffic jam. Mousse was returned to the wild on 16 March.

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Rescue 8- Pavlova
21 October 2004
Pavlova

After falling off some harbour steps in Castletown Harbour on the Isle of Man, Pavlova was flown to Newtownards.

See Pavlova on arrival and find out how things are going.

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Rescue 7- Tapioca
16 March 2005
Tapioca

Things are touch and go for this recently rescued seal.
He is underweight and unwell but Tania and the team are doing all they can. Did he survive and get released?

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Rescue 6- Meringue
20 September 2004
Meringue
Meringue was the first grey seal to be rescued this season. She was uninjured but very aggressive - as Tania testifies!

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Rescue 5- Sundae
20 September 2004
Sundae
Sundae, a 2/3 month old male common seal was rescued from Ballyhonan with a nasty respiratory disease.

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Rescue 4 - Crumble
7 August 2004
Crumble
Although Crumble was extremely malnourished and dehydrated she had no other health problems but then she took a turn for the worse.

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Rescue 3 - Jelly
3 August 2004
Jelly He was rescued from Benone Strand on the North Antrim coast on the 3rd of August.

Find out how he was on arrival and the latest update on his progresss...
Rescue 2 - Banoffee
15 July 2004
Banoffee She was only about a day old when rescued and weighed 9.5kg. Now Banoffee is out and about in the nursery pool.

See her on arrival and find out how she is getting on...
Rescue 1- Sherbet  
Sherbet Sherbet, a female common seal pup, was discovered alone on the beach opposite the bar mouth at Murlough Bay, Co Down by a member of the public.

We have more reports on her progress...
 
Tania Johnston is the Seal Rehabilitation Officer at Exploris. Find out what her working day entails...
Seal Identification

Do you know a common seal from a grey seal? Here are some identification tips...


Seal Gallery
Seal
Browse through the photos of seals who have been rehabilitated at Exploris...

 



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