VAMMR Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre Patient Directory

Baffin

Patient Record

Species: Harbour Seal

Patient ID: PV2609

Admitted on: 2026/06/22

Collection Site: Mayne Island

Reason for Admission: Dehydrated, Underweight

Weight at Admission: 10.9 kg

Patient Status: released

Time in Care: 70 days (2 months, 1 week, 2 days)

Transfer History

Received from: IWNCC

Original Admission: 2026/06/14

Weight at Admission: 8.6 kg

Mode of Transport: Harbour Air

Release

Release Date: 2026/08/31

Release Site: Bowen Island

Release Weight: 28.2 kg

Symbolic Adoption

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

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Patient Updates

Baffin was released after 70 days in our care.

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

Baffin is eating fish all on his own and has been moved to a pool!

Baffin is now in a pre-release pool learning how to compete for fish with his pool mates!

Baffin is doing well and getting ready for release!

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