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...
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Storm Caroline washes up grey seal pup Cooper
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...
Snolda the grey seal pup from Papa
We received a phone call from Sabina Holt Brook on 21 November about a white coat – a grey seal pup – she and the...
Cutting grey seal free from fishing line
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...
Second common seal Mimi arrives from St Ninian’s
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...
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...