Aurora is doing well and getting bigger each day.
Aurora
Patient Record
Species: Harbour Seal
Patient ID: PV2670
Admitted on: 2026/08/09
Collection Site: Quadra Island
Reason for Admission: Maternal Separation, Underweight
Weight at Admission: 7.7 kg
Patient Status: in care
Time in Care: 35 days (1 month, 5 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
Symbolic Adoption
You can help us care for Aurora 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 Updates
On a recent family vacation to Quadra Island, while taking in the wildlife in the bay near where we were staying, we noticed a baby seal pup by itself. At first we just thought the mother was out foraging, but after a couple days and no mother sightings, we started to become concerned. With each passing day the baby appeared to be getting weaker, and we witnessed other mothers that had pups chasing her off when she approached them. She began following us around on our paddle boards and crawling up on the rocks near where we were, almost like a cry for help.
On the fifth day it became apparent that she had been abandoned, so we contacted the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre (MMR) to report her condition. Getting her to safety was a team effort: Aurora was first taken to MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre in Comox, then transferred the next morning to MMR, where she was officially named and finally got the care she so desperately needed.
We are so grateful to MARS and the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre for the care they’re giving Aurora. We are looking forward to following her progress and are planning to donate to help with the costs of her recovery. Hopefully one day she’ll be strong enough to return to the ocean where she belongs.
Great to see Aurora being taken care of. Thanks to MARS/MMR and people like Jerry and family who care enough to help an animal in need. We’ll be keeping watch on Auroras progress.