Canadian Bacon is doing great and growing fast!
Canadian Bacon
Patient Record
Species: Harbour Seal
Patient ID: PV2640
Admitted on: 2026/07/21
Collection Site: Bowen Island
Reason for Admission: Underweight, Maternal Separation
Weight at Admission: 8.2 kg
Patient Status: in care
Time in Care: 22 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: VPD Vessel
Named by Named by One of our dedicated monthly donors!
Symbolic Adoption
You can help us care for Canadian Bacon and the more than 100 marine mammals we rescue, rehabilitate and release every year by symbolically adopting her today with a small donation to the rescue centre.
Patient Progress
Weaning Canadian Bacon is still being fed a zoological milk formula, but as her teeth are beginning to erupt, her diet is being supplemented with fish. Soon, she will enter fish school where she will learn how to eat fish on her own.
Patient Updates
My daughter and I found this sweet little seal yesterday on Bowen Island on a pretty secluded beach. No mamma to be seen unfortunately 😞.
We are really grateful your team rescued her so quickly and we look forward to reading about her progress 🩶
Thank you! Colette & Willow
Big shout out to the VPD Marine Unit for helping rescue this little muffin. It would have been very difficult without their help!
Good luck on your recovery, grow chonk and strong, Canadian Bacon! 🥓🦭 Also, big thank you VAMMR Team for giving her a chance ❤️
Oh, what a lovely little girl with such a unique name! I hope she can return to the sea soon.