Trigger
Patient Record
Species: Harbour Seal
Patient ID: PV2611
Admitted on: 2026/06/25
Collection Site: Tsawwassen Beach
Reason for Admission: Emaciated, Wounds
Weight at Admission: 6.4 kg
Patient Status: in care
Time in Care: 20 days
Current Habitat: Flounder
Patients that have already demonstrated that they can eat fish on their own are placed in a pool where they can learn how to compete with other animals. This is one of the smaller pools with a haul-out platform in the centre. It can only fit a few animals and is a good starting point for patients that have never been housed with another seal.
Also in Flounder with Trigger:Puck
Transfer History
Received from: (Direct to MMR)
Mode of Transport: MMR Ambulance
Symbolic Adoption
You can help us care for Trigger and the more than 100 marine mammals we rescue, rehabilitate and release every year by symbolically adopting him today with a small donation to the rescue centre.
Patient Progress
"Training" Pool Trigger has demonstrated that he is confident eating fish on his own. He has been moved to a small pool that fits up to 3 animals where he can learn how to compete for fish with other harbour seals. He will move to a larger pool once he is confident enough.
Patient Updates
There are no updates for Trigger yet, but we are working on it. Please check back soon...
Please do not contact the rescue centre for updates. The information published here is the latest, and we will publish more updates as they become available.
Well, it was certainly no ordinary day for me! After an emotional visit to the ICU unit to visit my brother and a spontaneous drop in car repair ( which most likely saved my life), I decided to take my little Chihuahua on a walk to unwind. We took a rocky path that I don’t usually go down due to a knee injury, but I was being led and I instinctively followed. At the end of the path my little companion decided its time to go on the beach and there he was, this extremely cute, baby harbour seal, struggling on the rocky shore. He looked up at us with ‘help me’ in his eyes. He hissed when I first approached and when I stood back, I could see how young and weak he was. A group of friends where I live helped me contact Marine Mammal Rescue. I made a quick trip home to get my phone so I could send pictures of him to the rescue and impressively within minutes a lovely lady showed up. I learned a lot about harbour seals from her that day and I also felt good in my heart that I did something very worthwhile!
Trigger , it was meant to be that I find you and I wish you a full recovery and a successful release into the world where you were born.