Poseidon

Study of young rehabilitated harbour seal in the north of France

A project of Asso Chene.

click map for full-size version He was released at Le Havre, several kilometres from the finding point. He staid about 2 weeks in this area, and then, went straight to baie des Veys. In this place there are a colony of about 50 harbors seals. Still the tag was off, he staid in the same area

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Species: Harbor Seal
Life Stage: sub-adulte
Gender: Male
Release Date: 2006-09-27 15:00:00
Release Location: Le Havre
Last Location: 2006-11-14 08:24:30

Background

This harbour seal named Poseidon has been saved the 6th august 2006 at Yport (Normandy, north of France). It was very ill and hadn't the right weigth. He was not an adulte but he had more than 1 year.

He has spent about 2 months in our rehabilitation center where we have taken care of him and fed him actively with herrings. By the end of september he had successfully reached 58kgs of weight. Therefore it was time for him to go back to wildlife. We released him the 27th october 2006. Just after opening his cage, Poseidon quickly made his way directly to the ocean!



Ce phoque veau-marin baptisé Poséidon a été secouru le 6 août 2006 à Yport (en Normandie, nord de la France). Il était très malade et trop maigre pour son âge. Ce n'était pas encore un adulte, mais il avait plus d'un an.

Il est resté deux mois dans notre centre de soins où nous l'avons soigné et nourrit avec du hareng. A la fin du mois de septembre, il avait atteint 58kg. Il était alors temps pour lui de retourner à la vie sauvage.

Nous l'avons relâché le 27 octobre 2006.

Arrivé à la plage, il s'est rapidement dirigé vers la mer dès que nous avons ouvert la porte de la boite de transport.

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