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Watch our Stranding Team release a group of three male juvenile Grey seals-Long Beach Island (#24-014), Atlantic City (#24-020), and Lavallette (#24-047). As this trio swam off to the freedom of the ocean, we received a call for another injured Grey seal that needed our help. Make sure to watch the footage from our newest patient's rescue at the end of this video!
Watch as our Stranding Team releases Harp seal #24-023 (Lavallette) back into the wild! This adult male originally stranded in February, weighing 150lbs, dehydrated, and consuming sand. Now weighing a healthy 220lbs and fully recovered, he made his way back home on a beautiful afternoon. Look carefully at the intricate black markings on his back, our staff thinks they are reminiscent of yesterday's solar eclipse!
After seven weeks of care at MMSC, Grey seals #24-011 (Brigantine) & 24-012 (Beach Haven) were released back into the wild live on NBC's Today Show! In typical Grey seal fashion, the duo took their time on the beach and made sure to get their full 15 minutes of fame before returning home to the ocean. Safe travels, pups!
Watch as our Stranding Team releases the following patients: Point Pleasant Beach (#24-003), Delaware (#24-007), Island Beach State Park (#24-008), Sea Isle City (#24-009) and Sea Isle City (#24-010). Joining them is a female Grey seal that was being relocated.
Watch as our Stranding Team faces another challenging rescue operation to free a Grey seal trapped inside a jetty.
Watch as our Stranding Team works to free a Grey seal trapped inside a jetty, brings her back to MMSC for an evaluation, and returns her back to the wild.
Watch as Grey seal #24-002 (Sea Bright) is returned to the wild after six weeks of care at MMSC. Also joining him is a female Harp seal from Atlantic City that was brought in for a wound assessment and did not need to be admitted for medical care.
Our first release of the season is a Harbor seal who originally stranded in Surf City on Christmas Day, suffering from a shark bite. Now fully recovered and weighing a healthy 87lbs, he was tagged #64 on his left rear flipper for future identification and released into the calm waters just inside the Brigantine Inlet at the North Brigantine Natural Area.
Follow the story of Grey seal #23-079 (Seaside Heights) from his rescue from beneath Casino Pier, through his rehabilitation in our hospital, and finally his release back home to the ocean.
This group of three MMSC patients were eager to make their way back home after spending 6-8 weeks recovering in our hospital. As you can see, Barnegat Light (#63) wasted no time heading for the surf, eluding the "paparazzi" while Sea Bright (#76) and Spring Lake (#77) spent a little more time on the sand together before parting ways.
Grey seal #23-079 stranded underneath Casino Pier, very lethargic and suffering from a swollen flipper and alopecia. Watch as our Stranding Team crawls under the pier to safely capture the seal to bring to MMSC for treatment.
In March of 2022 our Stranding Team relocated two Harp seals from beaches that were becoming busy with people as they tried to rest. Both seals were brought into the MMSC for an assessment. The 44lb female and 64lb male were found to be healthy and in good body condition, with only a few superficial abrasions. Before being released to a more secluded beach to rest undisturbed, our Stranding Team marked them both with a non-toxic livestock marker (female #3, male #4).
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