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22.02201927th February 2019
Burgess – an otter fae da toon

Burgess – an otter fae da toon

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Uncategorised

They say everything happens in threes – well our third otter arrived in mid November. This young cub of around three months wandered into Lisa...

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19.02201919th February 2019
Bobo getting stronger

Bobo getting stronger

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo

It felt like a miracle. Just one week after Bobo arrived at the sanctuary with the most horrendous face wound it had completely healed, just...

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17.02201917th February 2019
Bobo goes outside

Bobo goes outside

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo

Just five days after arriving unconscious at the sanctuary having been found by two crofters curled up in their shed, half starved and with a...

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16.02201916th February 2019
Bobo survives!

Bobo survives!

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo

We took Bobo the injured otter to the vet the morning after he arrived. He was so low we were concerned that he might not...

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15.02201915th February 2019
Bobo the badly injured otter

Bobo the badly injured otter

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otter rescues, Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo, injured otter, Mossbank

  Davy and Kyle Henderson from Mossbank brought us this poor creature on 4 November. His name is Bobo. He was a fully grown male...

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15.02201915th February 2019
Shooglenifty – an unorthodox seal release

Shooglenifty – an unorthodox seal release

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, Seal releaseTags grey seal, seal release, Shooglenifty

On Tuesday 24 July we finally managed to release Shooglenifty the grey seal, but it was a bit of an adventure. First we heard that...

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23.06201823rd June 2018
Wildlife photography exhibition

Wildlife photography exhibition

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Events

We’re very excited about holding our first photographic exhibition at The Weaving Shed Gallery next door to Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary. It opens tomorrow at 2pm...

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23.06201823rd June 2018
Georgie’s last days

Georgie’s last days

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, SealsTags common seal, Georgie, premature

It’s been very sad here at the sanctuary. A week after coming down and then recovering from an umbilical infection, Georgie gradually declined. We were...

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23.06201823rd June 2018
Ranger gaining confidence

Ranger gaining confidence

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Ranger

It took Ranger the otter cub who was rescued at Burrastow in early June a moment to get over the loss of his mum and...

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14.06201814th June 2018
Georgie’s the seal pup’s close shave

Georgie’s the seal pup’s close shave

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, SealsTags common seal, Georgie, premature, seal pup

We had a major scare on Tuesday with Georgie the premature common seal pup from Rerwick. When we went in to give her 5 o’clock...

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