Snowdrop (orange flipper tag number 80006) a little girl rescued on the 7th November 2009 from Westward HO! in Devon, she was a little whitecoat who had been abandoned by her mother malnourished weighing only 13 kilos and had a few wounds to her flippers.
Update: 24th January 2010 - Snowdrop now weighs 28kg.
Update: 28th February 2010 - Click here to see photos of Snowdrop taken on 27th February 2010 in the convalescent pool.
Update: 24th April 2010 - Snowdrop was released back to the wild on 13th April 2010 at Gwithian.
Update: 6th November 2011 - Snowdrop was spotted at a local haul-out along the north coast of Cornwall on 19th March 2011, 13th May 2011, 30th June 2011, 2nd July 2011, 5th September 2011 and 5th November 2011 by members of the Cornwall Seal Group.
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Scarlet (orange flipper tag number 80001) a little girl rescued on the 11th November 2009 from Perranporth, she had wounds to her body and weighed only 17 kilos and was around 4 weeks old.
Update: 24th January 2010 - Scarlet now weighs 31kg.
Update: 1st March 2010 - Scarlet was released back into the wild on 18th February 2010 at Porthtowan.
Update: 20th September 2011 - Scarlet was spotted at a local haul-out along the north coast of Cornwall on 24th January 2011, 19th & 21st February 2011, 12th September 2011 and 19th September 2011 by members of the Cornwall Seal Group.
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Deadly Nightshade (orange flipper tag number 80002) also a little girl rescued on the 15th November 2009 from Gwithian near Hayle, she was a post moult pup at around 6 weeks old, malnourished weighing only 15 kilos and wounds to flipper, body and mouth.
Update: 24th January 2010 - Deadly Nightshade was released back into the wild on 22nd January 2010.
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Triffid (orange flipper tag number 80005) is a little boy and was rescued on the 16th November 2009 from Padstow. He is post moult around 6 weeks old, was rescue due to malnourishment weighing only 15 kilos, wounds that were infected and a slight cough.
Update: 24th January 2010 - Triffid now weighs 36kg.
Update: 1st March 2010 - Triffid was released back into the wild on 18th February 2010 at Porthtowan.
Update: 13th September 2011 - Triffid was spotted at a local haul-out along the north coast of Cornwall on 24th & 29th September 2010, 19th February 2011, 27th February 2011, 17th March 2011, 28th August 2011 and 5th September 2011 by members of the Cornwall Seal Group.
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