Shell-en DeGeneres was released after 96 days in our care.
You can see the list of all animals released at this release in the release record.
Shell-en DeGeneres
Patient Record
Species: Harbour Seal
Patient ID: PV1939
Admitted on: 2019/07/20
Collection Site: McNeill Bay
Reason for Admission: Marine mammal disturbance
Weight at Admission: 6.65 kg
Patient Status: released
Time in Care: 96 days (3 months, 4 days)
Transfer History
Received from: (Direct to MMR)
Mode of Transport: Harbour Air
Release
Story
Shell-en is being rehabilitated at our facility following an incident in wihch a well-meaning member of the public removed her from a beach without calling professionals for help, potentially separating her from her mother.
Patient Updates
Shell-en has been upgraded again, this time to a bigger pre-release pool where she's with even more harbour seal pups as she works on her 'hunting' skills...
It seems like Shell-en can't get enough of her new "big girl pool". She's' currently learning how to compete for food with other seal pups.
Shell-en is tiny and weighed only 6.65 when she was admitted, but she's alert and curious and seems to be doing well. She is being fed a milk formula, and she should start gaining weight quickly.
Thank you Vancouver Animal Rescue Center.
Shell-en is a lucky little girl. Hope she progresses and recovers totally.
She looks like she has really grown in a month. How much does she weigh now?
Shell-en is the absolute cutest. She is so talented and amazing