Star was rescued on 10th April 2016
Star, a female grey seal pup, was rescued from Salthouse on 10th April 2016 by a local volunteer Stephanie.

The pup is suffering from lungworm, several abscesses and wounds to her back flipper.

Update - 15th April 2016 : Star is now making good progress and has some water in her pen in the hospital. 		Star
Star Update - 5th June 2016 : Star is now in the final stage of her rehabilitation and will be released back into the wild in the next few weeks.

This photo left of Star was taken on 4th June 2016 in the outside seal pool.

Click here to see a larger version of this photo and a further one.
Update - 1st September 2016 : Star along with Sprout and Zelda were released back to the wild on 18th August 2016 at Old Hunstanton beach. Click here to read about the seal release in the online Eastern Daily Press.   Star´s flipper tag number is 177 (blue).

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