Barry Tran was released after 73 days in our care.
You can see the list of all animals released at this release in the release record.










Species: Harbour Seal
Patient ID: PV2517
Admitted on: 2025/07/04
Collection Site: Belcarra
Reason for Admission: Maternal Separation
Weight at Admission: 9.6 kg
Patient Status: released
Time in Care: 73 days (2 months, 1 week, 5 days)
Received from: (Direct to MMR)
Mode of Transport: MMR Ambulance
Welcome Barry! Rescued due to maternal separation, he is settling in well and receiving dedicated care from our team.
In honour of Barry
We rescue, rehabilitate and release more than 100 animals like Barry Tran every year. You can support our mission and help us save lives by symbolically adopting Barry Tran today with a small donation to the rescue centre.
Barry Tran was released after 73 days in our care.
You can see the list of all animals released at this release in the release record.

Barry is settling in well and loves his daily swims!

Barry is now out of quarantine and progressing well!

Barry is in fish school now and will be eating on his own before we know it!
Barry is in a pre release pool and gaining weight each day!
Your organization does amazing work, thank you for being so informative, helpful and responsive!
So glad he’s doing well, we were worried about him and not sure what was going to happen to the wee peanut! ❤️ he will always be Solo to me…