Reports of dead seals on coasts doubled in 2020, charity says
Seal Rescue Ireland received 202 reports of dead seals around Ireland last year. By Lauren Boland Sunday 14 Feb 2021, 12:33 PM Feb 14th 2021, 12:33 PM 16,699 Views 18 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Algirdas Gelazius
Image: Shutterstock/Algirdas Gelazius
THE NUMBER OF dead seals washing up on Irish shores rose significantly last year, according to Seal Rescue Ireland.
The rescue charity says that it received the highest number of dead seal reports of the last five years in 2020.
Speaking to Patricia Messinger on C103′s Cork Today show, Seal Rescue Ireland executive director Melanie Croce said that the group is seeing a “huge rise” in reports of dead seals.
Emaciated Seal Pup Rescued From Beach After Being Orphaned
On 1/28/21 at 11:06 AM EST
An emaciated orphaned seal pup has been rescued from a beach in Ireland in the hope it will soon recover and can be released into the sea.
A member of the public called wildlife rescue service Seal Rescue Ireland on Monday morning after they saw the animal on Binnion Beach in County Donegal, on the country s northwestern coast.
Volunteers were called to the scene to rescue the pup, which was taken to their headquarters. They named the pup Atria.
Grey seals in the area give birth to pups above the high tide line between October to November. The pups, which are covered in fluffy white fur, stay on the land for the first four to six weeks of their lives. The mothers, meanwhile hunt, coming back and forth to feed their pups fatty milk that makes them quickly gain weight.
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