Hernando is settling in to life at the rescue centre and is doing well!
Hernando
Patient Record
Species: Harbour Seal
Patient ID: PV2654
Admitted on: 2026/07/28
Collection Site: Chemainus
Reason for Admission: Maternal Separation
Weight at Admission: 9.8 kg
Patient Status: in care
Time in Care: 15 days
Current Habitat: In Quarantine
Every seal that arrives at the rescue centre is placed in a tub under quarantine. This is the first temporary home for each new arrival, where they remain for at least 14 days before they are moved to a larger tub.
Transfer History
Received from: IWNCC
Original Admission: 2026/07/26
Weight at Admission: 9.3 kg
Mode of Transport: Harbour Air
Symbolic Adoption
You can help us care for Hernando 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
Weaning Hernando is still being fed a zoological milk formula, but as his teeth are beginning to erupt, his diet is being supplemented with fish. Soon, he will enter fish school where he will learn how to eat fish on his own.
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