Blue Whale was released after 71 days in our care.
You can see the list of all animals released at this release in the release record.
Blue Whale
Patient Record
Species: Harbour Seal
Patient ID: PV1996
Admitted on: 2019/08/16
Collection Site: Galiano Island
Reason for Admission: Maternal separation; Dehydrated; Emaciated
Weight at Admission: 8.95 kg
Patient Status: released
Time in Care: 71 days (2 months, 1 week, 3 days)
Transfer History
Received from: IWNCC
Original Admission: 2019/08/06
Weight at Admission: 6.81 kg
Mode of Transport: Harbour Air
Release
Patient Updates
Blue Whale is living in a big pool now where she's already gained a lot of weight!
Blue Whale still doesn't like to be handled, but she sure keeps track of what's going on. She looks rather sweet, but that's deceiving...
Blue Whale was described as an "angry pup". She was very bitey and growly when she was being fed her milk matrix. Once the tube was in place, though, she calmed down. Blue Whale is now in fish school, learning to eat fish. She likes to mash the fish before eating them...