India and Joey first seal pups to be released on Guernsey
Submitted by Steve on 14:55, 13th Sep, 2021 |
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India the Guernsey seal pup who was rescued in March and Joey the Jersey seal pup rescued in November finally had the all clear from the vets, their weights were great for release and we had good weather so earlier today they were released back into the wild
Thanks to the huge efforts of Geoff George and the team the seal pups who were so thin and unwell on arrival are finally back where they belong.
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “India and Joey the seal pups are now back to where they belong.”
“Both were so thin and unwell when they were rescued and have been through a lot.”
“Over the last 10 years we have released 12 seal pups on Jethou and 2 on Les Écréhous and today it was the turn of India and Joey.”
“The weather was amazing and location fabulous and India was the first to swim off although keeping an eye on us for sometime.”
“Joey however wasn’t as brave and kept in the shallows for some time before venturing into deeper water.”
Geoff George Head of Marine Mammals at the GSPCA said “At 62kg Joey and 58kg India they were ready for the wild.”
“Joey has been one of the most aggressive pups we have had but he took his time before swimming off.”
“Each release is different and this is a first for Guernsey as we normally go to Jethou.”
“We released them at the slip way near the Fairy Ring and it went really well.”
Steve Byrne continued “We do ask people to not go looking for them and to ensure you don’t approach them as they settle back into the wild.”
“There is a good chance they will stay close to the coast to start but as they get braver they will move further afield.”
“We would have ideally liked to release Joey in Jersey but with the covid restrictions and we are so busy it was the best case scenario and you never know he may well swim south.”
“We know they can travel as Porkpie was released in Cornwall earlier this year having been in a Cornish Seal Sanctuary.”
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