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19.03201819th March 2018
Grutness goes south for rewilding

Grutness goes south for rewilding

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Fishcross, Grutness, Otter, rewilding, SSPCA

Grutness, the young male otter who arrived at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary 16 months ago, is being given yet another chance to make it in the...

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19.03201819th March 2018
Releasing Cooper the laid back grey seal

Releasing Cooper the laid back grey seal

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, Seal release

Cooper the grey seal has finally returned to the ocean after two and a half months at the sanctuary. He was such a poor selkie...

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11.0220188th March 2018
Hypothermic Louie the otter cub arrives

Hypothermic Louie the otter cub arrives

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otter rescues, Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags hypothermia, Louie, otter cub, otter rescue, Trondra

On Sunday 11 February we received a message about a dead otter near the Trondra/Burra bridge that had been hit by a car on a...

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07.0220187th February 2018
Oskar enjoying all weathers

Oskar enjoying all weathers

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags fun, Oskar, Otter, rain, sleet, snow, wind

Oskar the otter cub is now around six months old and is getting well-used to being outside in all weathers, which is just as well...

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06.0220186th February 2018
Cooper the grey seal goes outside

Cooper the grey seal goes outside

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, Seals

Cooper the grey seal has been growing fat indoors on 15 herring a day, so is now ready for the big pool outside. He wasn’t...

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01.0220181st February 2018
Tivacudda discovers water!

Tivacudda discovers water!

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Otter, Tivacudda

Tivacudda was outside exploring when she discovered a seed tray that had filled with rainwater over the previous few days. It was her first experience...

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29.01201829th January 2018
Releasing Snolda the grey seal

Releasing Snolda the grey seal

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, Seal release, SealsTags grey seal, seal release

Snolda the grey seal pup came from Papa Stour in early December where he was found in a field. He had already been found in...

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15.01201815th January 2018
Looking back on 2017 at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary

Looking back on 2017 at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn UncategorisedTags 2017, Dougie Henshall, gannet, marine pollution, otters, seals, Shetland, whales

We’ve had the most incredible year celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary. It’s been one of our busiest ever, with seal rescues, otter...

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15.01201815th January 2018
Post mortem on young killer whale stranded in Eshaness

Post mortem on young killer whale stranded in Eshaness

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Orca, Post mortemTags Eshaness, killer whale, orca, post mortem, SMASS, Storm Caroline

On 20 December we found out that the young male killer whale that we found stranded in Eshaness a weeks earlier had died after being...

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15.01201815th January 2018
Tivacudda the otter lost her mum in the storm

Tivacudda the otter lost her mum in the storm

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otter rescuesTags Hillswick, Otter, otter rescue, Storm Caroline, Tivacudda, Yell

Tivacudda the otter cub was found by Jack Irvine in a field on the island of Yell. She was squealing as only otter cubs can...

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