Seals currently at Sealcentre Pieterburen

Do you want to know who is currently staying at the Sealcentre? Twice a year we are extra busy with taking care of the pups. In the summer there are puppies of the harbour seal and in the winter puppies of the grey seal.

Seals are brought in all year round who have been sick or injured. They are treated in the Sealcentre, they can recover, grow strong and healthy and are finally released in their own natural environment. No animal stays permanently at the Sealcentre and therefore no day is the same in Pieterburen! Meet a few of the seals that are now being cared at Sealcentre Pieterburen. Of course there are more and you can visit them, the center is open daily!

 

Queen

Queen

Species: harbour seal
Age upon arrival: ca. 3 months
Date found: October 7th 2020
Loction: Castricum aan Zee
Rescued because: Queen has respiratory problems caused by a lungworm infection. She was very weakened when she was found on the beach. Queen is now in an intensive care unit where she is treated and where she can recover.

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Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani

Species: harbour seal
Age upon arrival: ca. 3 months
Date found: September 28th 2020
Loction: Terschelling
Rescued because: Gwen is wounded on both her hind flippers which caused an infection. A toe and a piece of bone needed to be amputed. The surgery was succesfull and Gwen is now recovering on our intensive care department. Gwen can use a lot of luck and your help!

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Slash

Slash

Species: harbour seal
Age upon arrival: ca. 2 months
Date found: August 28th 2020
Loction: Noord-Holland
Rescued because: Slash is a young seal with respiratory problems. A lungworm infection made Slash no longer able to swim properly under water and therefore could no longer hunt and he weakened. Slash is now being treated and doing better already.

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Robyn

Robyn

Species: harbour seal
Age upon arrival: ca. 2 months
Date found: September 10th 2020
Location: Noord-Holland
Rescued because: Robyn is a young seal with respiratory problems. A lungworm infection prevented her from being able to swim under water for a longer time and so she was no longer being able to hunt. She was found weakened and is now being treated at the Sealcentre.

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Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman

Species: harbour seal
Age upon arrival: ca. 3 weeks
Date found: July 15th 2020
Loction: Groningen
Rescued because: Washed up along the Groningen coast and no mother around, not even after a period of observation. And so Tracy ended up in Pieterburen, where she is lovingly cared for and raised by the seal keepers. Will you help Tracy too by adopting her or donate some fish?

Expected release date: October 31st

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Famke Louise

Famke Louise

Species: harbour seal
Age upon arrival: ca. 10 days
Date found: July 12th 2020
Loction: Friesland
Rescued because: Famke Louise was only 10 days old when she was found on the coast of Friesland. After observation it was clear that the mother was no longer around and Famke needed food. That is why Famke was brought to Pieterburen. Will you support Famke by giving her fish or adopting her?

Expected release date: October 31st

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Toto

Toto

Species: harbour seal
Age upon arrival: ca. 3 months
Date found: October 16th 2020
Loction: Schiermonnikoog
Rescued because: Toto is a young seal with a lungworm infection. Fortunately, he was found in time and now has a good chance of recovery. We do everything we can for him, will you help Toto a little too? He could well use your support!

 

 

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