| | May we remind all walkers visiting the Winterton Ness Seal Colony during December and January to keep to the footpaths of the dunes and not to get too close the seal pups or even try and touch them.
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| Do not disturb the seals in their natural enviroment.
Click here to see larger version of this photo taken on 11th December 2009.
These photos were taken by a digital SLR and a high magnification zoom lens
at a safe distance.
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| Toby, a common seal pup, was found on the beach by a member of the public who was walking in a force 6 gale along the beach at Hemsby on 17th November 2009. When our rescue team arrived on the beach, they found the pup to have dog bites, so the decision was taken for the pup to be taken back to the seal hospital for his wounds to be cleaned and treated.
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Upon arrival at the seal hospital, the pup's temperature was 37.9° and weighed 45lbs, Toby was found to have lung worm, so antibiotics were given. Toby is now doing fine and is catching his own fish in the hospital's weaning pool. Soon Toby will be moved to one of the outside pools for the next stage of his rehabilitation and to learn to compete for fish with other rescued seal pups.
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Bosun (a melanistic seal grey pup meaning pure black) was 3 to 4 weeks old when was rescued on 29th November 2009 from the beach at Waxham. A member of the public called 999 who immediately contacted us.
The pup was found to have very blood shot eyes and didn't want to be moved when the rescue team (Harry, our Centre's Manager, and Kevin, one of our volunteers), approached it.
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| But the rescue team took no nonsense, for its own safety, as there were lots of dog walkers nearby; this seal was taken to the Seal Rescue Centre. At the seal hospital, Bosun was found to be very cold and weighed approximately 65lbs and for the first 48 hours was given a special mixture of multi milk.
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| We received three separate telephone calls on 11th December 2009 about a seal pup on the beach at Caister, so at 7.30 in the morning, Harry, our Centre's Manager, called Tracy, one of our volunteers, to go out and check on the pup. Upon arrival on beach, Tracy found that the pup had been abandoned by her mum, and was only 48 hours old with umbilical cord still showing.
Tracy bought the pup back to the centre, where the pup was found to weigh 32lbs and had a temperature of 37.9°. As the pup is a little girl, she was named Carlie and given multi-milk due to her age and put under a heat lamp. The multi-milk mixture is specifically made up for such a young pup.
The special milk formula provides young pups with most of the nutrients they would normally get from their mother's milk.
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| Open Day and Barn Sale
on 10th January 2010
has been POSTPONED.
New date to appear here soon.
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| To give a gift of life, sponsor one of the patients in our care.
Every £ helps the hospital purchase fish and medicine.
A great Christmas present.
You can either email us for a Sponsorship form or click here to print out an Sponsorship form!
The last day for "UK only" posting sponsorship packs is on 18th December 2009 if you purchase this via our PayPal, we will endeavour to send your pack by first class post to guarantee to reach you before Christmas.
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| Harry, our centre's manager, and all our volunteers and rescued seal pups, would like to wish you all a peaceful and happy Christmas.
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| Hands on work for ex Veterinary Nurses or retired Care Workers.
There are many ways to help including animal care, seal rescue crew, open days, events retail and marketing opportunities
including D.I.Y.
Click here for more details.
Sorry we can not take work experience volunteers for short periods of a few weeks, usually we ask volunteers to help for
3 months or more,
however, if you live locally and would like to help at weekends or in your spare time,
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