Released Marine Animals - 2005

Released Animals - 2006

 
imageMARC-05-002-Hg Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Arrival Date: 1/26/05
Stranded at: Craigville Beach, Centerville, Ma
Rescued by: Cape Cod Stranding Network
Sex and Age: male; newborn
Weight: 34.1 lbs (15.5 kgs)
Straight Length: 96.0 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: Reason for Rehabilitation: This newborn pup that was apparently abandoned by its mother. The white fur is its lanugo coat (birth coat), that is shed after birth. He progressed rapidly and gained 28.4 lbs while in rehabilitation.
Release Date: 3/31/05
 
imageMARC-05-005-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 1/30/05
Stranded at: Torry Beach, East Sandwich, Ma
Rescued by: Cape Cod Stranding Network
Sex and Age: female; yearling
Weight: 56.1 lbs (25.5 kgs)
Straight Length: 102.0 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal came in dehydrated and had
parasites. She was released at a straight length of 110cm and 81.1 lbs.
Release Date: 3/14/05
 
imageMARC-05-006-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 1/31/05
Stranded at: Cape Neddick, Me
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: male; young of the year
Weight: 70.7 lbs (32.1 kgs)
Straight Length: 116.0 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: #6 came in dehydrated and had a wound on the right side of the muzzle. She was treated and released at 48.8lbs and 120cm.
Release Date: 3/14/05
 
imageMARC-05-007-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 1/31/05
Stranded at: Ogunquit, Me
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: male; young of the year
Weight: 69 lbs (31.2 kgs)
Straight Length: 104.0 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal was wounded on his nose and the top right side of his muzzle. He was also dehydrated and showed signs of labored breathing. He was released at a length of 117cm and 73.8lbs.
Release Date: 3/14/05
 

imageMARC-05-010-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 2/2/05
Stranded at: Cape Neddick Harbor, Me
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: Female; young of the year
Weight: 88.4 lbs (40.2 kgs)
Straight Length: 111.5 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: She came in dehydrated with slight alopecia (hair loss). #10 recovered great and was released weighing 112 lbs.
Release Date: 3/31/05

 
imageMARC-05-011-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 2/3/05
Stranded at: Old Orchard Beach, Me
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: Male; young of the year
Weight: 43.8 lbs (19.9 kgs)
Straight Length: 104.5 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: # 11 came in very dehydrated and underweight, he also had eye problems. This animal was treated for his
eyes and released after gaining 45.6 lbs during rehabilitation.
Release Date: 3/14/05
 
imageMARC-05-012-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 2/6/05
Stranded at: Goose Rocks Beach, Me
Rescued By: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: Male; young of the year
Weight: 56.9 lbs (25.8 kgs)
Straight Length: 112 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal was dehydrated, slight alopecia (hair loss), and a small amount of blood in mouth.
Release Date: 3/31/05
 
imageMARC-05-013-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 2/9/05
Stranded at: Ogunquit, Me
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: Male; young of the year
Weight: 67.9 lbs (30.9 kgs)
Straight Length: 110 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal came in with lacerations on his flippers, and signs of dehydration. After rehabilitation this animal was released at 117cm and 80.8 lbs.
Release Date: 3/14/05
 
imageMARC-05-015-Hg Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Arrival Date: 2/16/05
Stranded at: Oregon and Cotuit Beaches in Cape Cod, MA.
Rescued by: Cape Cod Stranding Network
Sex and Age: female; newborn
Weight: 31.7 lbs (14.4 kgs)
Straight Length: 92.0 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This female was a newborn pup that was abandoned by its mother prematurely. She was found with a mild case of pneumonia and was slightly dehydrated, during rehabilitation she shed her lanugo coat (birth coat), and gained 16.8 lbs.
Release Date: 3/31/05
 

imageMARC-05-016-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 2/20/05
Stranded At:  Great Island, Wellfleet, MA
Rescued By: Cape Cod Stranding Network
Sex and Age: Male; young of the year
Weight: 46.7 lbs (21.2 kgs)
Straight Length: 100.0 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal was dehydrated and had puncture wounds on his neck and top of his head. After rehabilitation, He was released at 105 cm and a weight of 61.7 lbs (28.05 kg).
Release Date: 4/13/05

 
 imageMARC-05-018-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 3/6/05
Stranded at: Lighthouse Beach, Chatham MA
Rescued by: Cape Cod Stranding Network
Sex and Age: female; young of the year
Weight: 57.6 lbs (26.2 kgs)
Straight Length: 112.0 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal came in slightly dehydrated, parasites, and a raw bottom lip. She was released at a weight of 60.5lbs (27.5kg)and a length of 114 cm.
Release Date: 4/13/05
 
 imageMARC-05-019-Pv Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Arrival Date: 3/7/05
Stranded At: Assaleaque Island, VA
Rescued By: Virginia Aquarium Stranding
Sex and Age: male, yearling
Incoming Weight: 24.4 lbs (11.9 kgs)
Straight Length: 107
Reason for Rehabilitation: Left flipper wounds; bloody mouth; parasites.
Release Date: 6/17/05
 

 imageMARC-05-021-Hg Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Arrival Date: 3/16/05
Stranded at: Scituak, MA
Rescued by: New England Aquarium (NEAq)
Sex and Age: male; pup
Weight: 41.3 lbs (18.7 kgs)
Reason for Rehabilitation: dehydrated; parasites.
Release Date: 6/23/05

 

imageMARC-05-024-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 3/29/05
Stranded at: Middlebourgh, MA
Rescued by: New England Aquarium (NEAq)
Sex and Age: male
Weight: 34.1 lbs (15.5 kgs)
Reason for Rehabilitation: Dehydrated; heavy parasites; slight allopecia (hair loss); This seal is also known as the famous "Squirt", he stranded after swimming 25 miles up the Tauton River and crossing the street into a backyard.
Release Date: 6/23/05

 

 imageMARC-05-025-Hg Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Arrival Date: 3/30/05
Stranded at: Hull, MA
Rescued by: New England Aquarium (NEAq)
Sex and Age: female; newborn
Weight: 29.3 lbs (13.3 kgs)
Reason for Rehabilitation: This new born pup was apparently abandoned by its mother. This animal is dehydrated and currently shedding its lanugo coat (birth coat).
Release Date: 6/17/05

 
imageMARC-05-029-Hg Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Arrival Date: 4/6/05
Stranded at: Gooseberry Is., Westport, MA
Rescued by: Cape Cod Stranding Network
Sex and Age: male; juv.
Weight: 56.9 lbs (25.8 kgs)
Straight Length: 101 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: wounds around neck and flippers from being entangled in fishing line.
Release Date: 6/7/05
 
imageMARC-05-031-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 4/24/05
Stranded at: Rock Harbor, MA
Rescued by: Cape Cod Stranding Network
Sex and Age: male; young of the year
Weight: 27.5 lbs (12.5 kgs)
Straight Length: 78.0 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: Slightly dehydrated; underweight.
Release Date: 6/23/05
 

imageMARC-05-032-Pg Harp Seal (Phoca Groenlandica)
Arrival Date: 5/5/05
Stranded at: Race Point, Provincetown, MA
Rescued by: Cape Cod Stranding Network
Sex and Age: male; juvenile
Weight: 65.7 lbs (29.8 kgs)
Straight Length: 97.5 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: Slightly dehydrated; rear flippers bloody; hair loss; lesions on body; parasites.
Release Date: 6/17/05

 
imageMARC-05-033-Pv Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Arrival Date: 5/6/04
Stranded At: Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Rescued By: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: female, pup
Incoming Weight: 19.3 lbs (8.7 kgs)
Straight Length: 78 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This pup arrived with his umbilical cord still fresh which indicates abandonment by its mother. This animal was slightly dehydrated and had its lanugo coat (birth coat).
Release Date:  7/14/05

imageMARC-05-048-Pv Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)  
Arrival Date: 6/29/05
Stranded at: York, Maine
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: Male, pup
Weight: 24.4 lbs (11.1 kg)
Straight Length: 84cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal arrived thin, and seemed to be abandoned on the beach. After rehabilitation, he was released at 101cm and 49.72 lbs (22.6 kg)
Release Date: 8/26/05 with satellite tag

imageMARC-05-047-Pv Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Arrival Date: 6/27/05
Stranded at: Biddeford, Maine
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: female, pup
Weight: 14.7 lbs (6.7 kg)
Straight Length: 72 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal arrived thin with multiple flipper wounds and slight gingivitis. After rehabilitation, she was released at 75 cm and 39.49 lbs (17.95 Kg).
Release Date: 9/13/05
imageMARC-05-050-Pv Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Arrival Date: 7/4/05
Stranded at: Biddeford Pool, Maine
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: Female, pup
Weight: 19.7 lbs (8.95 kg)
Straight Length: 79cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal arrived with mouth ulcerations, and an open Umbilical area. After rehabilitation, she was released at 94 cm and 46.53 lbs (22.15 Kg).
Release Date: 9/13/05 with satellite tag
imageMARC-05-061-Pv Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Arrival Date: 7/14/05
Stranded at: Biddeford pool, Maine
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline  
Sex and Age: Female, pup
Weight: 23.5 lbs (10.7 Kg)
Straight Length: 83cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal arrived thin with eye problems and abscesses. After rehabilitation, she was released at 92cm and 47.19 lbs (21.45 Kg).
Release Date: 9/13/05 with Satellite tag
imageMARC-05-062-Pv Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Arrival Date: 7/14/05
Stranded at: Southern Maine
Rescued by: Marine Animal Lifeline
Sex and Age: Female, pup
Weight: 21.8 lbs (9.9 Kg)
Straight Length: 86cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal arrived with gingivitis, Multiple Flipper Wounds and an open Umbilical area
Release Date: 10/05/05
 
imageMARC-05-076-Pv Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Arrival Date: 8/28/05
Stranded at: Newberry/Salisbury, MA
Rescued by: New England Aquarium
Sex and Age: female, weaner
Weight: 34.98 lbs (15.9 kg)
Straight Length: 98 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal arrived thin with a large abscess on the front flipper causing swelling in the shoulder area. She also has several minor wounds on the rear flippers.
Release Date: 12/8/05
 
imageMARC-05-081-Pv Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Arrival Date: 9/4/05
Stranded at: Newberry/Salisbury, MA
Rescued by: New England Aquarium
Sex and Age: Male, Adult
Weight: 147 lbs (67 kg)
Straight Length: 150 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: This animal arrived dehydrated, in the middle of a molt with a flipper wound and a rotten tooth.
Release Date: 11/8/05
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