Caesar is doing great and is now learning how to eat fish!
Caesar
Patient Record
Species: Harbour Seal
Patient ID: PV2619
Admitted on: 2026/07/04
Collection Site: Bella Coola Marina
Reason for Admission: Maternal Separation
Weight at Admission: 8.3 kg
Patient Status: in care
Time in Care: 132 days (4 months, 1 week, 3 days)
Current Habitat: Stickleback Pool
This is a large pre-release pool that houses many patients. Animals that have already demonstrated that they can eat fish on their own are placed in a larger pool like this where they can learn how to compete for fish and socialize with other harbour seals.
Also in Stickleback Pool with Caesar:Saltspring, Canadian Bacon, Wolfe, Timbit
Transfer History
Received from: (Direct to MMR)
Mode of Transport: Pacific Coastal Airlines
Name
Caesar was named by the wonderful fishery officers in Bella Coola that rescued her and ensured she got to our centre safely.
Symbolic Adoption
You can help us care for Caesar and the more than 100 marine mammals we rescue, rehabilitate and release every year by symbolically adopting her today with a small donation to the rescue centre.
Patient Progress
Pre-Release Pool Caesar has demonstrated that she is confident eating fish on her own and that she can compete for food with other harbour seals. She has been moved to a larger pool where she can further test and improve her skills. She will move between pools as she progresses further and develops her skills until she reaches her release weight. It can take just a few weeks or several months before a patient is ready for release, depending on health status and treatment plan, weight gain and transport availability.
Patient Updates
Caesar has now been moved into a pool with other seal pups so she can learn how to compete and prepare for life in the wild!
Caesar is doing great and will be ready for a pre-release pool before we know it!
So glad Cesar was rescued and is being cared for! Thank you to everyone who help pick her up and get her safely to Vancouver! Sending all the good vibes for this girl to grow and be healthy.
I am so happy Potato (aka Cesar) is safe! Me and my friends found him on the wharf,
both before and after our boat ride, just sitting on a few boards alone, but soon enough the next day he was rescued.
Caesar, you are so cute
get well soon and catch lots of fish!
We are so happy to see Caesar being cared for! Thank you to the team who took our call and the people who rescued her and got her to a safe place! Sending Miss Caesar all the good wishes to grow strong and healthy and join the wild again!