It always seems to be midsummer when the common seal pups turn up in Shetland, and it was no different this year. On 19 June...
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Loki release
We celebrated the start of 2019 by releasing the wonderful flipper-dancing grey seal Loki. It had been just over two months since we picked him...
Ranger gets excited
After months of hiding away in his hut, Ranger the otter cub we rescued from Burrastow in July finally showed himself…with considerable style! We could...
The otter, the hooded crow and the flash flood
A snatch of life at the otter cam where we released Oskar and Tivacudda in July and continued to provide the occasional nutritional supplement to...
Go Bobo Go!
Seven weeks after he was brought in to the sanctuary unconscious on a tray by Davy and Kyle Henderson from Mossbank, we were able to...
Wilfreda’s flippers
After three days resting up indoors, Wilfreda the grey seal pup from Levenwick was getting cabin fever and needed to go outside. So on a...
Burgess and his bottle
When Burgess the otter cub from Lerwick started to eat his bottle rather than drink from it, we realised it was time to move him...
Rescuing Wilfreda
Our loyal supporter Chris Atkins was walking on Levenwick beach with his dog Wilf in December when they came across this grey seal pup on...
Flipper dancing
Loki the grey seal pup from Orkney turned into quite an athlete and would start dancing excitedly when we turned up in the morning to...
Mayhem – a grey seal pup from Maywick
Our first grey seal from Shetland arrived at the sanctuary on 18 November. He was found by our friend JJ Jamieson when he was out...