Barry Mantis was rescued on 6th December 2024 Barry Mantis, a 10-12 weeks old male grey seal pup, was rescued on the 6th of December 2024 from Gorran Haven by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) volunteer marine mammal medics. He was found malnourished with infected variety of injuries on most areas of his body and head that needed a lot of cleaning up. A decision was made to take this pup to the BDMLR´s seal hospital in Cornwall for initial treatment and care until a pen was available on the 11th of December 2024 for him at the Sanctuary´s hospital at Gweek where he continues his rehabilitation journey. Update - 14th December 2024 : Barry´s head wound is healing well, and is feeling much stronger.   His wounds need to be healed before he can have some water in his hospital´s pen to learn to swim.   Once his wounds are healed and put on some more weight, he will be ready to be moved down to the outside nursery pools. These photos below were taken on 13th December 2024 in the hospital. Update - 26th December 2024 : Barry spent over 2 weeks in the hospital before he was moved down to the outside pool for his next stage of rehabilitation.   This means he is on the road to recovery and also has a deeper pool to swim in. Pups in the nursery pools will be learning how to behave in the wild, interacting with other seals and also competing for their fish, which are all vital skills they will need when they are released back out into the wild. Barry´s flipper tag ID number is SL315 (yellow). These photos below were taken on the 26th of December 2024 in the nursery pool number 2. Update - 3rd January 2025 : This photo of Barry was taken on the 3rd of January 2025 in the nursery pool number 2. Update - 10th February 2025 : Barry Mantis along with Caterpillar, Monarch, Purple and Whirligig, have completed their rehabilitation and reached their ideal release weight of 30kg+.   They were released back into the wild at Perranuthnoe on the 7th of February 2025. A few days before the pups were released, each pup was fitted with specialist GPS tracking equipment.   This innovative step will provide valuable insights into the pups´ movements and behaviours as they return to the sea.   The study, which is first of its kind in Southwest England, is part of the GPS tracking equipment for 15 grey seal pups of the 2024/25 rescue season being issued with the tags to examine their at-sea behaviour.   The Cornish Seal Sanctuary is working alongside Dr Luis Huckstadt, senior lecturer at the University of Exeter as he leads this exciting pilot study. Click here to see a selection of these and further photos of their release. Photos Credit : George Tyrone Deacon - BDMLR