Rescued Seal Pup ‘S’mores’ doing well at Cornish Seal Sanctuary
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital has welcomed its first rescued grey seal pup of the season
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital has welcomed its first rescued grey seal pup of the season; a young female pup named S’mores.
Its in line with this year’s naming theme at the sanctuary of ‘Cakes and Desserts’.
S’mores is thought to be just 4–5 weeks old, and was rescued by BDMLR volunteers from Crackington Haven, near Bude.
She was severely malnourished with several puncture wounds, and after being carefully monitored and stabilised by medics, she was brought into the Sanctuary’s expert care.
S'mores spent a few days in the Sanctuary's isolation unit, before progressing to the hospital pens, where the sanctuary say she is recovering well.
While S’mores is the first pup to graduate through to the on-view hospital pens, she wasn’t the Sanctuary’s first rescue this season.
Sadly, another very young pup named Banoffee, who arrived at the end of August, developed a suspected septicaemia, and despite the team’s best efforts, didn’t survive.
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary say this is a reminder of how tough life can be for a wild seal pup and why the Sanctuary’s work is so vital.
“Seal pup season can be full of highs and lows, said Megan Gunnell, Senior Animal Care Specialist. Although it’s always heartbreaking when a pup doesn’t make it, each rescue gives us a chance to help many more pups like S’mores”
Visitors can see S’mores during their visit to the Sanctuary, but the team are asking everyone to be mindful and keep quiet around her enclosure to avoid causing any stress or disturbance while she continues her recovery.
“We’re so pleased with how S’mores is doing, she came in very weak and underweight, but she’s showing real determination, she has already started to feed herself, which is a great sign” said Megan Gunnell, Senior Animal Care Specialist at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary.
“It’s still early days for her, so the best way the public can help is by keeping noise to a minimum when visiting, giving her the calm space she needs to grow stronger before she can return to the wild.”