VAMMR Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre Patient Directory

Mountie

Patient Record

Species: Harbour Seal

Patient ID: PV2628

Admitted on: 2026/07/15

Collection Site: Boundary Bay

Reason for Admission: Maternal Separation, Underweight

Weight at Admission: 7.5 kg

Patient Status: in care

Time in Care: 28 days

Current Habitat: Out of Quarantine

Once a patient has spent some time in quarantine and been given a clean bill of health, they are moved to a larger and deeper tub and leave quarantine. Here they can improve their skills until they are moved to a pool with other harbour seals.

Transfer History

Received from: (Direct to MMR)

Mode of Transport: MMR Ambulance

Named by Rena L

Symbolic Adoption

You can help us care for Mountie 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.

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Patient Progress

Fish School Mountie is now in fish school. He is currently learning how to eat fish on his own. All pups are initially hand-fed, but later fish is just thrown into their tub to give them an opportunity to dive for, grab and swallow the fish whole, head first. It's something all pups need to learn, and it requires quite some skill. Eventually, Mountie will eat entirely on his own at which point he will graduate from fish school.

Patient Updates

Mountie is doing well and growing stronger each day!

Mountie is now learning how to eat fish!

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