SAVE OUR SEALS

Your sponsorship package will include certificate with a photo of your seal pup, an introduction sheet to the Winterton Seal Hospital and the work we do here, a newsletter, seals facts sheet, two photo collages of seals in the wild and our (past and present) rescued seals in the hospital, postcard, fridge magnet, calendar for 2009 and a cuddly fluffy seal toy. Each sponsporship makes a valuable contribution to our seal rescue work, allowing us to provide continuing care for those seals. With your help, we can ensure that your sponsored seal pup is given the best care from our dedicated volunteers.

COME AND SEE THE SEAL PUPS, we have an Open Day on Sunday 26th of October 2008 from 10am to 4pm. You will see recently arrived pups in our hospital and then older ones swimming in our outside pools, all rescued from the wild on the road to recovery and release!

We are located 7 miles from Great Yarmouth on the B1159 road. Seal Hospital, Somerton Road, Winterton on Sea, Norfolk. Please ring 01493 393947 if you require more information.

Marie, a common (harbour) seal pup, was rescued by Jill, one of our volunteers, from Caister on 24th August 2008. She was only 3 - 4 weeks and still had her baby fur, she weighed 35lbs. Marie had an ulcerated mouth, eyes gummed up and breathing in gasps, she was exhausted afer being pushed back into the sea several times. Fed by tube with liquidised fish on arrival and treatment using a mouth spray, she has improved and takes fish from the hand.

Waxy, a common (harbour) seal pup, was 3 - 4 weeks old when he was rescued on 11th September 2008 by one of our volunteers, Emma, from Waxham in Norfolk. He had a mouth injury and also bleeding to his rear flippers and claws; after medication, these have improved but Waxy can only swallow small fish at each meal and is fed by hand.

Skip, a common (harbour) seal pup, was found by Mr Morris of Bacton with internal mouth cuts and rear flipper bites or cuts. Skip was exhausted but was soon picked up from beach by the seal rescue team on 24th August 2008, Skip's weight on arrival at the hospital was 35lbs, now being fed small herring by hand.

If you would like to sponsor one of our rescued seal pups - Marie, Waxy, Skip, Misty, Charlie or Bobby, please click here for more details.

Here some more photos of the new seal pens in our largest barn which were built over the summer months by volunteers.