Frodo Baggins was rescued on 17th September 2019
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Frodo Baggins, 4-5 weeks old male grey seal pup, was rescued on 17th September 2019 from St Ives´ Bay by volunteer marine mammals medics from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) and relayed to Gweek.
He had positioned himself on a rocky plateau and needed to be approached carefully and with some planning to avoid him falling off and injuring himself. He weighed 31kgs but had an open wound on his back, was very quiet and had a low temperature.
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Frodo Baggins had an infected wound on his back and was looking sorry for himself, but he is very chunky and hopefully a course of antibiotics will sort out the wound.
In the next week or so Frodo Baggins will be able to be moved from the hospital to the outside pools for his next stage of rehabilitation.
These photos below were taken a few days after Frodo Baggins arrived at the seal hospital.
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Update - 13th October 2019 : Frodo Baggins is now in the outside nursery pool 2 for his next stage of rehabilitation. He currently weighs 38kgs.
His flipper ID tag number is SL100 (yellow).
This photo was taken on 11th October 2019, click here to see a larger version.
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Update - 17th November 2019 : Frodo Baggins along with Popeye and Super-Worm were released back into the wild on 15th November 2019 at a beach along the Lizard Peninsula.
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Update - 21st March 2026 : Frodo Baggins was spotted at haul-outs along the coast of Cornwall on 27th November 2023, 12th, 15th, 24th, 29th January 2024, 5th February 2024, 3rd March 2024, 6th March 2024, 11th October 2025, 16th February 2026, 28th February 2026, 9th March 2026, 10th March 2026 and 21st March 2026.
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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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