Prudie was rescued on 4th September 2017
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Prudie, 3-4 days old whitecoat female pup, was rescued by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medic volunteers from Boscastle harbour.
This pup was very weak, but surprisingly feisty, still had its umbilical cord despite looking like a pre moulted pup approximately 2-3 weeks old. Also had an ulcer in her right eye and a few bite marks around head and body.
© Photo credit : BDMLR
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The pup was transported to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary for care and rehabilitation.
Upon arrival at the seal hospital, the pup weighed 12kgs.
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Update - 2nd October 2017 : Prudie was moved to the outside nursery pool on the 1st of October 2017 for her next stage of rehabilitation.
She is currently sharing the nursery pool with other rescued seal pups named Elizabeth and Jewell.
Prudie´s flipper tag number is 302 (green).
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Update - 8th October 2017 : This photo of Prudie was taken on the 6th of October 2017 in the nursery pool 1.
Click here to see a larger version of this photo of Prudie.
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Update - 30th October 2017 : Prudie is now in the convalescent pool and gaining a good amount of weight.
Update - 20th December 2017 : Prudie along with Kitty, Dwight, Drake, Rosie, Jewell and Neptune were released back into the wild at Porthtowan beach on the 18th of December 2017.
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Update - 18th November 2025 : Prudie has been spotted at seal haul-outs along the coasts of Cornwall on 6th February 2018, 9th June 2018, 31st December 2018, 1st & 6th January 2019, 26th April 2019, 1st, 15th, 18th, 24th & 30th May 2019, 4th June 2019, 1st, 13th & 31st July 2019, 27th August 2019, 3rd, 5th & 7th September 2019, 5th October 2019, 30th December 2019, 17th February 2020, 24th & 31st March 2020, 5th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 19th, 22nd and 25th April 2020, 1st, 9th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 30th & 31st May 2020, 13th, 16th, 18th, 25th & 28th June 2020, 9th, 10th, 13th, 18th & 25th July 2020, 4th, 14th, 21st, 25th, 26th, 29th & 30th August 2020, 13th, 14th, 15th & 19th September 2020, 5th October 2020, 16th, 20th & 27th November 2020, 14th, 16th, 20th & 21st February 2021, 10th & 13th March 2021, 7th & 27th May 2021,
Photo Credit : Kerstin Hartmann - Seal Research Trust (SRT) - 21st February 2021
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4th, 8th & 26th June 2021, 25th & 31st July 2021, 5th & 7th November 2021, 26th December 2021, 23rd & 26th March 2022, 18th & 30th May 2022, 1st & 15th June 2022, 10th, 11th, 15th, 16th, 19th, 20th, 25th & 29th July 2022, 1st, 2nd, 6th, 16th, 17th, 20th, 29th, 30th & 31st August 2022, 16th, 17th & 19th September 2022, 3rd & 29th October 2022, 14th November 2022, 18th & 19th November 2022,
Photo Credit : Kerstin Hartmann - Seal Research Trust - 14th November 2022
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28th, 29th & 30th December 2022, 2nd, 5th, 11th, 13th, 21st, 22nd, 25th, 26th & 30th January 2023, 1st February 2023, 25th March 2023, 9th & 19th May 2023, 4th & 29th June 2023, 7th, 9th & 18th July 2023, 16th, 17th, 21st, 23rd & 27th August 2023, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 15th & 27th September 2023, 1st, 5th & 9th October 2023, 30th December 2023, 2nd, 5th, 8th & 11th February 2024,
Photo Credit : Kerstin Hartmann - Seal Research Trust - 30th January 2023
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14th & 24th March 2024, 13th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 24th & 28th April 2024, 8th & 21st May 2024, 7th & 28th June 2024, 6th, 11th, 13th, 17th & 18th July 2024, 14th & 19th September 2024, 29th, 30th & 31st January 2025, 1st, 2nd, 5th & 7th February 2025, 1st, 2nd & 9th March 2025, 17th, 26th & 27th April 2025, 13th, 14th, 15th & 24th May 2025, 21st June 2025, 29th June 2025, 30th June 2025, 4th July 2025, 7th July 2025, 13th July 2025, 19th July 2025, 23rd July 2025, 25th July 2025, 26th July 2025, 10th & 23rd August 2025, 22nd, 29th & 30th September 2025, 1st, 9th & 10th October 2025 and 14th, 15th, 17th & 18th November 2025.
© Photo Credit : Terry Thirlaway - 18th November 2025
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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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