George the elephant seal is still with us, thin but responsive, and now under veterinary care from HAH. Sadly, a young seal that stranded at Reebok with a fractured jaw did not make it through the night.
George the Elephant Seal: Still Ashore
📍 Location: Withheld at the landowner’s request 📅 Date: Visit Tuesday 21 July 👤 Support: HAH veterinary team
- Our elephant seal George is still lingering ashore. He does not look to be in robust health, very thin, but still responsive.
- He has also been ‘playing’ in the mud, probably trying to scoop it over his body as they tend to do with beach sand.
- On Tuesday the caring professionals from HAH paid him a visit and administered antibiotics and antiparasitic meds.
- We will continue monitoring him, and hope he does not follow Columbo’s lead, who stayed for 41 days last year!
🦭 Status: Under veterinary care and monitored. Thin but responsive.
Juvenile Seal, Reebok Beach
📍 Location: Reebok Beach 📅 Date: Friday 24 July 👤 Responders: Michelle, Jelanè; Dr de Graaff (HAH)
- A young juvenile seal stranded at Reebok. Michelle and Jelanè responded and took her to HAH.
- She had a fractured mandible and, despite Dr de Graaff being hopeful about treating her, she died during the night.
🕯️ Status: Rescued and treated for a fractured jaw, but did not survive the night.
Till next week’s updates, keep well. 🐾