Fortune was rescued on 9th December 2017
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Fortune, 5 weeks old female seal pup, was rescued on the 9th of December 2017 from Vault beach near Gorran Haven by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue volunteer marine mammals medics. This pup was found malnourished and superficial wounds to her body.
Fortune came to the sanctuary from British Divers Marine Life Rescue´s (BDMLR) holding facility overnight and arrived on the 12th of December 2017.
She was malnourished at 12.5kgs but bright and alert. She had superficial wounds. The vet prescribed antibiotics and anti-inflammatory painkillers.
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Update - 31st December 2017 : Fortune was moved down to the outside nursery pools on the 28th of December 2017 for her next stage of rehabilitation and to learn how to compete for fish with other rescued seal pups. She weighs 15kgs.
Fortune´s flipper ID tag number is 338 (green).
Photo left was taken on 27th December 2017 in the hospital. Photo right on 28th December 2017 in the outside nursery pools. Click here to watch a short video of Fortune.
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Update - 25th February 2018 : Fortune has been doing very well over the last couple of months and made it all the way through to the nurseries and the convalescent pools.
Unfortunately Fortune was recently bitten by another seal and has a bit of a fat lip! So is having a holiday back in the nursery pool so that the Animal Care team can give her antibiotics.
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Update - 28th March 2018 : Fortune is now back in the convalescent pool for her final stage of rehabilitation, she will be released back to the wild soon.
Click here to see a larger version of this photo was taken on 26th March 2018.
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Update - 29th April 2018 : This photo of Fortune in the convalescent pool was taken on the 27th of April 2018,
Click here to see a larger version of this.
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Update - 9th May 2018 : Fortune along with Geoffrey, Nick, Singer and Morwenna, were released back into the wild on the 8th of May 2018.
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By monitoring the behaviour of seals after release back into the wild, the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Seal Research Trust and other organisations can use this information to define the best practice standards and policies that they can share with the international rescue community.
Each seal´s fur pattern is unique and enables the organisations to track them for life.
Seals face many challenges, yet we all depend on them to balance our marine ecosystem, which is essential to make the oxygen we breathe.
Seals are our globally rare wildlife tourist attraction, helping diversify coastal economic prosperity.
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