VAMMR Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre Patient Directory

Ziggy

Patient Record

Species: Harbour Seal

Patient ID: PV2471

Admitted on: 2024/08/12

Collection Site: Savary Island

Reason for Admission: Maternal Separation

Weight at Admission: 12.1 kg

Patient Status: released

Time in Care: 128 days (4 months, 6 days)

Transfer History

Received from: (Direct to MMR)

Mode of Transport: Harbour Air

Release

Release Date: 2024/12/18

Release Site: Cates Park

Release Weight: 28.7 kg

Patient Updates

Ziggy was released after 128 days in our care.

You can see the list of all animals released at this release in the release record.

Guestbook for Ziggy

  1. Hello! I was the one who found the seal originally and his name is Potato. Thanks!

  2. I hope you grow up healthy and learn to be a wild seal! We hope to see you swimming offshore of Savary again in the future! Take care Ziggy, aka Potato.

  3. Hi Ziggy, we miss you on our mooring but we hope you grow big and strong and swim in the wild again soon!
    – Anson and Eska

  4. Hi Ziggy!
    Well, today is the first official start BACK TO School ! Looks like you are moving along in your Fish School ~ great news!
    Soon you will be able to eat the fish head-first & whole! Keep up the good work! Happy to know you are well taken care of and Safe!!
    XO~ Grammy

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