It’s a bit late for grey seal pups to come in, and end of season pups can sometimes be a trial. Last year we had...
Archive for tag: seal rescue
15.01201815th January 2018

Storm Caroline washes up grey seal pup Cooper
By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Seal rescuesTags Cooper, grey seal, Hillswick, seal pup, seal rescue, Shetland, Walls
On Friday 8 December people in Shetland were checking their properties for damage after Storm Caroline rampaged across the isles with winds measuring more than...
15.01201815th January 2018

Snolda the grey seal pup from Papa
By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Seal rescuesTags grey seal, Hillswick, Papa Stour, seal pup, seal rescue, Shetland, Snolda
We received a phone call from Sabina Holt Brook on 21 November about a white coat – a grey seal pup – she and the...
18.07201718th July 2017

Cutting grey seal free from fishing line
By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Entanglements, Seal rescuesTags BDMLR, entanglement, ghost gear, grey seal, seal rescue, Toft
Last Tuesday we received a call from Karen from Mossbank who was greatly concerned about a seal who had befriended her fisherman father. Alan Henry...
21.06201721st June 2017

Second common seal Mimi arrives from St Ninian’s
By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, SealsTags common seal, seal rescue, south mainland, st ninian's isle
It’s been an exciting week with our first two common seals of the season coming in…and Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary reaching its latest target of 300...
20.06201720th June 2017

Rescuing Rommy, our first common seal of 2017
The common seal pupping season has begun one week earlier than usual at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary with the arrival of Rommy, an orphaned pup found...