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...
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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...
Releasing Pankhurst the grey seal
Exactly one month after he was found on the side of the road at Boddam with a serious infestation of lungworm that would have killed...
Releasing Cooper the laid back grey seal
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...
Releasing Snolda the grey seal
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...
Releasing Mimi & Rommy
We finally released our two common seals Mimi and Rommy on 13 November 2017, five months after they arrived at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary. Normally our...