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On Saturday the first seal pup of 2017 was rescued and brought to the GSPCA from Jersey.
Jonathon as the young animal has been called is needing 24/7 around the clock intensive care due to his thin and very ill health.
Full of worms and with a number of injuries the vets and team at the GSPCA are providing this very poorly seal with all he needs to help ensure he survives at this very delicate time.
Sami who was rescued just after Christmas in Jersey is improving daily although months away from being well enough to be released back into the wild.
Yesterday the first Channel Island grey seal pup was rescued of 2017.
Found at Petit Pot in Jersey the young seal pup at only 18kgs so extremely thin with a number of injuries was rescued by the British Diver Marine Life Rescue volunteers and cared for overnight at New Era Vets in Jersey.
This morning the young seal pup was transported with BDMLR Marine Mammal Medic Caroline Stockhill to Guernsey and is now at the GSPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation unit in the seal intensive care room and is next to Sami the seal pup who was rescued in Jersey just after Christmas.
We are pleased to announce that Sami the seal pup rescued in jersey between Christmas and New Years has started eating fish all on her own.
She is extremely thin so it will take months before she is strong enough to release to the wild and it would be wonderful if you could help donate to her care to help towards the fish she will need as well as help the hundreds of other animals in our care.
We will of course keep you up to date with her progress.
Last week a grey seal pup was rescued in Jersey by the JSPCA and BDMLR (British Divers Marine Life Rescue) which was transported to Guernsey and is now in the care of the GSPCA.
To see the full story of the rescue please visit - http://gspca.org.gg/blog/jersey-grey-seal-pup-rescued-jspca-bdmlr-now-gspca-thanks-blue-islands
A grey seal pup was found stranded at the high tide mark on Tuesday 27th December at Bonne Nuit Bay. The JSPCA, who were initially called by a dog walker that morning, made a call for the BDMLR (British Divers Marine Life Rescue) to come and assess the pup.
Donna de Gruchy (British Divers Marine Life Rescue, Channel Isles coordinator) said “The pup was found to be a Grey seal (common on our offshore reefs), with a moulted coat indicating the pup would now be weaned from its mother."
Last week an extremely young grey seal pup with no mum in site was rescued in Alderney.
Poppy as she has been called is responding well to treatment and has made it through the first 12 days at the GSPCA.
The are now clear signs of her losing her white coat and we continue to do all we can to ensure she survives.
The GSPCA working with local vets have been giving Poppy around the clock intensive care in a heated isolated seal room at the Shelter and we are pleased to say she is now receiving fish as well as other treatments.
On Monday a 2 to 3 day old grey seal pup with no mum in site was rescued in Alderney.
Poppy as she has been called is responding well to treatment and has made it through her second night at the GSPCA.
Already there are signs of her losing her white coat and we continue to do all we can to ensure she survives.
Yesterday John Knight local vet and GSPCA President popped in to check her over and was pleased with her progress and condition.
The team at the GSPCA have been devastated this morning as despite around the clock care 'Rio' the common seal pup rescued last week passed away in the early hours of this morning.
Rio was the thinnest ever seal pup to be rescued at the GSPCA and was extremely weak, dehydrated and had a number of injuries when she arrived last week. Staff have been battling to keep her alive and build her strength in an isolated intensive care heated seal room.
Bonnie the grey seal pup who was rescued on the 16th January has been through a long rehabilitation and she is currently have her last night at the GSPCA.
When rescued she was close to death being extremely thin and having a number of debilitating health conditions.
Bonnie was without doubt the thinnest seal pup we have ever rescued at only 14kgs when at the time she should have been around 40kg.
After a long period of treatment and care she is finally ready for the wild.
Bonnie the grey seal pup who was rescued on the 16th January has been through a long rehabilitation and we are now in the final stretch. To achieve this we are offering the chance to see her being released to one lucky person.
When rescued she was close to death being extremely thin and having a number of debilitating health conditions.
After 3 months of treatment and care we are now trying to get the final fattening pounds on her to ensure she is ready for the wild.