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| AMBER |
 | Amber was born on 28th June of 2004 at the Blankenberge Sea Life Centre to one of their resident female common seals. It was decided she would join Sally at Hunstanton to keep her company when there were no pups at the Sanctuary, as Sally had been without a permanent companion since Mando was moved to Scarborough Sea Life and Marine Sanctuary last year. On 30th of September 2004 Amber began her journey to Hunstanton very early that morning. She was going to be brought to England on the ferry from Calais but on that day the French fishermen were blockading all the ports in protest over rising fuel prices. No one had any idea how long these blockades were going to last and staff were starting to get concerned for Ambers welfare. | It was starting to look as though she would have to be taken back to Blankenberge, but happily for Amber as soon as the Euro tunnel officials were made aware of Amber’s plight they made special arrangements for her to cross under the channel on the Euro star passenger train. The rest of Amber’s journey was uneventful and she arrived at Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary at around 5:45pm that day. Amber and Sally get on fine and will hopefully be friends for a long time to come. | |
| SALLY |
| Sally, was born in captivity in 1988 at another seal rescue centre. The time of her birth coincided with a outbreak of the Phocine Distemper Virus (PDV) and as a result she could not be released into the wild due to the risk of her catching the fatal virus. By the time the viral outbreak had been contained, Sally had become too tame and used to humans to be safely released into the wild and, unfortunately, the rescue centre was unable to provide permanent care for her. | 
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| Sally ended up in the hands of an animal dealer who sadly did not care for her properly resulting in her becoming partially sighted due to a serious eye problem. We were able to rescue Sally and provide her with a safe refuge and proper care here at the Sanctuary, where she has lived happily ever since. |
| TYNE |
 | Tyne, a female common seal, was born in 2006 at the Aquarium in Tynemouth, she was moved to Scarborough Sea Life Centre before arriving here at the Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary in 2008. |
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