Last weekend, myself (Lynsey Cale) and two colleagues, saw another successful seal release! These usually run quite smoothly, as the seals are keen to exit the confines of their vari-kennel, and need little encouragement to swim into the sea.
However! whilst one of our two seals was gone in a flash, the second had other ideas which involved staying put! We waited patiently, hoping the lapping waves and incoming tide (!) might encourage him out of his kennel - but oh no, that would be too easy!!
Eventually we tilted and tipped! We slowly tilted the kennel and out popped the seal; it worked, the seal was out!
Before i had a chance to move the vari-kennel out of the way, the reluctant seal had spun around and sped his way back into the container! After repeating the tilt/tip process again, we used the two empty kennels to create a barrier, so as to prevent the seal from moving back up the beach!
Perseverance prevailed and our apprehensive sea dog, eventually got the message and could be seen swimming out to see. Both these seals were rescued during the December storms, so after 4 months in rehab, they were finally home.
Hurrah!
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