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Today a grey seal pup rescued in Jersey on Sunday at just 11.5kg has just arrived at the GSPCA in Guernsey.
Trevor as the 2 week old pup has been named has joined Temperance of a similar age at the GSPCA seal unit in Guernsey.
Both pups are around a quarter the weight they should weigh and both very weak so are in intensive care at the GSPCA.
The Jersey pup was rescued by the local branch of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue and was discovered severely underweight at L’Etacq.
This morning the GSPCA team were called out to rescue a dehydrated, thin, young seal pup from Beaucette Marina.
'Temperance' ' as the grey seal pup of just two weeks has been called is the thinnest grey seal pup on record to be rescued by the GSPCA in Guernsey.
Spotted on the headland, GSPCA Ambulance Driver and Marine Mammal Carer Geoff George attended to the scene after a call from a member of public.
With no mother in site and the poor condition of the young animal Temperance was rescued and has just arrived at the GSPCA.
This morning the GSPCA have been devastated to find that Rocco the Jersey grey seal pup who was rescued on Sunday by the BDMLR team, arrived in Guernsey on Tuesday and has been under the care of the team and the vets passed away in the early hours of this morning.
Rocco was rescued the same afternoon that Sami the Jersey seal pup was released back in her home waters.
This is the first ever grey seal pup the GSPCA has had rescued and come into care in the middle of the summer which is extremely unseasonal and never been seen before.
On Sunday the team all enjoyed releasing Sami the seal pup back into Jersey waters near to where she was rescued back in December.
No-one could have forseen that the Jersey British Divers Marine Life Rescue team who helped Sami and watched her swim free would hours later be rescuing another grey seal pup in need at such an unseasonal time of year.
The young pup has a number of health problems, a lot of nasal discharge and very underweight for its age so has been in the care of New Era Vets and is currently on route to the GSPCA.
We are pleased to report that Sami a grey seal pup who was rescued on a beach in Jersey just after Christmas starving and unwell is only a few weeks away from being ready for going back to the wild.
Four months on from her rescue she is eating extremely well and after being recently weighed by her carer Geoff George we are pleased to report that she weighs just over 36kg.
The team are overjoyed with her progress at the GSPCA and we are all very excited that she will be soon released back to the wild.
We are pleased to report that Sami a grey seal pup who was rescued on a beach in Jersey just after Christmas starving and unwell is making fantastic progress and is now swimming well in our pools at the Shelter in St Andrews.
Nearly four months on from her rescue she is eating extremely well and over the last two weeks been enjoying the sunshine and her rehabilitation pool.
Sami continues to eat between 20 to 30 mackerel and herring a day and we continue to appeal for support towards her care.
Sami a grey seal pup was rescued on a beach in Jersey just after Christmas starving and unwell and the GSPCA are hugely grateful to SandpiperCI who are kindly helping with her care.
If Sami hadn’t have been rescued by the JSPCA and BDMLR volunteers she would have certainly perished.
Nearly three months on from her rescue we the team at the GSPCA can’t believe how much she has grown and how great her appetite now is after her near death experience.
Sami the seal pup continues to improve at the GSPCA.
Sami was rescued on a beach in Jersey just after Christmas starving and unwell.
If she hadn’t have been rescued by the JSPCA and BDMLR volunteers she would have certainly perished.
Nearly two months on from her rescue we are pleased to report she is growing stronger each day and eating at least 20 to 30 mackerel and herring.
The team are extremely pleased with her progress at the GSPCA but she is some months off being strong enough and of a healthy weight to be released back to the wild.
The team at GSPCA although are pleased to report that Sami the grey seal pup continues to improve we sadly lost Johnathan earlier this week.
Both seal pups were rescued and transported to Guernsey by the wonderful volunteers in Jersey from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue with the very kind help from those at Blue Islands and both airport staff.
We are pleased to report that both Sami and Jonathan the grey seal pups continue to improve at the GSPCA.
Both seal pups were rescued and transported to Guernsey by the wonderful volunteers in Jersey from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue with the very kind help from those at Blue Islands and both airport staff.