VAMMR Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre Patient Directory

Finley

Patient Record

Species: Harbour Seal

Patient ID: PV2504

Admitted on: 2025/06/06

Collection Site: Alert Bay

Reason for Admission: Maternal Separation

Weight at Admission: 7.7 kg

Patient Status: released

Time in Care: 111 days (3 months, 2 weeks, 5 days)

Transfer History

Received from: (Direct to MMR)

Mode of Transport: Pacific Coastal Airlines

Release

Release Date: 2025/09/25

Release Site: Telegraph Cove

Release Weight: 25.9 kg

Story

Finley was rescued from Alert Bay after concerned members of the public monitored him for 24 hours without seeing his mom. Estimated to be just 2–3 days old at the time, Finley is now settling into life at the rescue centre.

Named by Sarah Y and Nicole B

Finley is the name of our senior dog that we love so much! He really looks like a seal!!

Symbolic Adoption

We rescue, rehabilitate and release more than 100 animals like Finley every year. You can support our mission and help us save lives by symbolically adopting Finley today with a small donation to the rescue centre.

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Patient Updates

Finley was released after 111 days in our care.

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

Finley has been at the rescue centre for four days now and is slowly growing stronger. Our team continues to monitor him closely to ensure he gets the best possible care.

Finley loves his swims and has finally shed the last of his lanugo! He’s finding his voice and gaining weight by the day

Finley is doing great, he's growing daily and loves his daily swims!

Finley is growing up so fast! He's recently been moved to a pool enclosure with his pal Zeus. He's learning to dive deeper and prepping for fish school. He is enjoying his new heat pad and still loves to suckle on his flippers.

Finely loves his pool so much he also sleeps in it! Harbour seals will sleep while floating on the surface and this is Finley's new favourite habit.

Finley is doing great! He's learning to eat fish alongside his buddy Zeus (when they aren't busy snuggled up on the heat pads!)

Finley is so close to eating fish on his own, we know he'll be a pro in no time!

Finley has now learned how to eat fish on his own and is sharing his pool with Nelson and Sally!

Finley is in a pre-release pool now with 8 other seal pups. He is learning to compete, and gaining weight before he gets released!

Finley is getting bigger and bigger every day! It won't be long now before he's ready to be released.

Guestbook for Finley

  1. HI FINLEY!! you are so cute and we are cheering you on from New York. keep growing stronger! you got this!

  4. Happy pride, Finley Jr! Sorry about your seal mom, but you are so lucky to have the coolest human mamas around. 🆒😎Much love!!!! 🌈

  5. Good luck little Finley! You’ve got great adoptee moms behind you!

  8. We love you, Finley! So happy to hear you are getting stronger 💪🏽 Sending you a big seal hug from California!!!

  10. On behalf of all Finns rescuers from Alert Bay I want to thank you Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre for caring for our Alert Bay seal pup.

    Thank you from volunteers: Vanessa, Nic, Hanz, Art, Lyn, TerryLyn, Judy, James, Callyn and myself Robin. Together we got Finn out of danger to you at Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre.

  14. Hello this is Robin from Alert Bay. I rescued Finley and organized his rescue. How is he doing?

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