Sitemap
Latest Media Releases
STRANDED SEAL PUP TO BE RELEASED
30 November 2003
Staff at AQWA – The Aquarium of Western Australia – are delighted that a young Sub Antarctic fur seal that has been in their care for several months has made a full recovery and will be released back into the wild on Tuesday 2 December.
The small female seal – named T -24 – was brought into AQWA's marine rehabilitation facility in September, after being found in a severely emaciated condition on a beach in Mandurah.
The seal has responded very well to treatment – including antibiotics, fluids to aid rehydration and feeding - and has increased her weight from a low 9 kilos to 13 kilos.
After receiving a final health assessment from Conservation and Land Management, T-24 will be released off the west end of Rottnest Island, an area chosen as it has the fewest human visitors.
It is hoped that T-24 will join a group of seals. Seals generally live in close proximity for safety, however, they don't usually form relationships.
CALM and AQWA have jointly agreed to care for sick and marine animals that are found on Western Australia's beaches.
