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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Bobo getting stronger
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...
Bobo goes outside
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...
Bobo survives!
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...
Bobo the badly injured otter
Davy and Kyle Henderson from Mossbank brought us this poor creature on 4 November. His name is Bobo. He was a fully grown male...
Shooglenifty – an unorthodox seal release
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...
Wildlife photography exhibition
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...
Georgie’s last days
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...
Ranger gaining confidence
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...
Georgie’s the seal pup’s close shave
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...