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10.11201910th November 2019
Our three solstice selkies

Our three solstice selkies

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Seal rescuesTags Benny, common seals, Leo, Sam

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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04.0420194th April 2019
Loki release

Loki release

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, Seal releaseTags Loki

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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11.03201911th March 2019
Ranger gets excited

Ranger gets excited

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Ranger

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...

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09.0320199th March 2019
The otter, the hooded crow and the flash flood

The otter, the hooded crow and the flash flood

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Unusual visitors

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...

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07.0320197th March 2019
Go Bobo Go!

Go Bobo Go!

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otter release, Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Bobo

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...

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06.0320197th March 2019
Wilfreda’s flippers

Wilfreda’s flippers

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, SealsTags Wilfreda

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...

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05.0320195th March 2019
Burgess and his bottle

Burgess and his bottle

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Otters, Rehabilitation DiariesTags Burgess

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...

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04.0320194th March 2019
Rescuing Wilfreda

Rescuing Wilfreda

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Seal rescuesTags Levenwick, 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...

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04.0320194th March 2019
Flipper dancing

Flipper dancing

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, SealsTags flipper dancing, Loki

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...

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26.02201927th February 2019
Mayhem –  a grey seal pup from Maywick

Mayhem – a grey seal pup from Maywick

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, Seal rescues, Seals

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...

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