My Little Pony was rescued on 16th February 2019 My Little Pony, 14 weeks old female seal pup, was rescued on 16th February 2019 from Northcott Mouth, north of Bude, by Michelle, Debbie, Paul and Nathan, members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) Medics. This very sick looking pup was found up on the high tide. Camouflaged on a very pebbly beach it was hard to spot her, Jade who had orginally spotted the pup, stayed until help arrived, the pup looked in a very bad way. The pup weighed 16 kilos, had many full of bites to her body, an extremely snotty nose and with a high temperature of 40 plus. The pup was given a tube feed of electrolytes with extra glucose, her flippers were cooled down with sea water, and then taken to the Sanctuary by Debbie with her husband Nathan. Photos Credit (below) : Paul and Debbie - BDMLR Update - 20th March 2019 : My Little Pony is currently in nursery pool 3 for his next stage of rehabilitation and to learn how to compete for fish during feeding time with other rescued seal pups. Her flipper ID tag number is 364 (red). Click here to see a larger version of this photo taken on 19th March 2019. Update - 20th March 2019 : My Little Pony is currently in the rehabilitation pool and weighs 31kgs. He has now completed his rehabilitation and will be returned back into the wild in the next few days. Click here to see a larger version of this photo taken on 20th April 2019. Update - 12th May 2019 : My Little Pony, Magnum P.I., along with Arnold, Kiss, Miss Pacman and Space Invader have completed their rehabilitation at the Seal Sanctuary and were released back into the wild on 10th May 2019 at Porthtowan beach. Click here to watch a short video of the seal release. Photo Credit: Lizzi Larbalestier - British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) Update : My Little Pony was seen at a haul-out along the coast of the Isle of Man on 5th November 2024. Photo Credit - Duncan Kenny - 5th November 2024 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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