We apologize for the delay in posting animal responses the last few weeks, as we have been pretty busy and one of our rescue staff was on vacation. We have responded to 7 animals in the last 3 weeks, and had repeat sightings consecutive days of a couple of our animals. The majority of those 7 cases were live animals. -On 7/13 we relocated a weanling harbor seal pup from busy Salisbury beach in MA (with NOAA approval, since we are only responsible for NH) to a quite beach in NH. We received quite a few calls about this animal on our hotline, because the pup was getting harassed and touched/petted (which is illegal) . So it was in the best interest of the animal to be relocated. We continued to monitor him at the new location and he retreated back to the water on his own! -Later that week we had two more weanling harbor seal pups in New Castle and Seabrook. These pups were monitored and retreated back to the water on their own as well. -On 7/20 we received a call at dusk about a live weanling pup in Seabrook. We responded and monitored the animal, who did have an infection present, but was luckily still bright, alert, and responsive. Unfortunately due to the late hour, we were limited to posting signs and monitoring the animal until dark, and we were going to come up with a plan of action the following morning, but the seal had retreated back to the water! -On 7/30 we relocated another harbor seal weanling from Salisbury Beach (with NOAA approval). This seal had lacerations in its mouth and was being harassed on the beach and wasnt given the time she needed to rest. So it was in the best interest of that animal to relocate her, monitor her vitals, and decide the best course of action. Once she was relocated in NH, so rested for a short while and went back into the ocean! She did show up north of where we relocated her to, a couple of days later, and appeared to be doing well, and swam away on her own. We are keeping an eye out for her currently! Later that afternoon, the seal that we relocated from Plum Island on 7/9 (see earlier post) showed back up on Salisbury beach, but was just resting and looked good, so we just needed to monitor! Thank you for continuing to support the important work that we do. Seacoast Residents, you should be receiving a mail piece from us shortly! Learn all about why we are protecting marine mammals in New Hampshire, what to do if you spot a seal on the beach, and how your gift will be DOUBLED if you give today. Cant wait? Visit https://z2systems/np/clients/seacoast/campaign.jsp?campaign=588&&test=true to make your tax deductible gift now.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:00:43 +0000
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