Seal released after being rescued by Mystic Aquarium
March 29, 2022 12:00 am
• Last Updated: March 29, 2022 7:57 pm
A male gray seal weanling, approximately 3 months old, that was rescued and rehabilitated by the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program slowly ventures out of the crate Tuesday, March 29, 2022, after it was opened by intern Samara Greene at Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown, R.I. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Charlestown, R.I. — People gathered Tuesday at Blue Shutters Beach to watch the release of a male gray seal weanling, approximately 3 months old, after it was rescued and rehabilitated by the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program.
The gray seal, at approximately 8 weeks old, was rescued at Misquamicut Beach in Westerly on Feb. 15 and was found minimally responsive and very thin, weighing under 30 pounds.
The seal was treated for an infection and dehydration and now weighs over 60 pounds.
A male gray seal weanling, approximately 3 months old, that was rescued and rehabilitated by the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program, is blocked by Mystic Aquarium staff from moving into the crowd or away from the water after being released Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown, R.I. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A male gray seal weanling, approximately 3 months old, that was rescued and rehabilitated by the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program, approaches the water Tuesday, March 29, 2022, after it was released at Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown, R.I. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A male gray seal weanling, approximately 3 months old, that was rescued and rehabilitated by the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program, approaches the water Tuesday, March 29, 2022, after it was released at Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown, R.I. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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