Winterton Seal Hospital
Low Farm, Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk , NR29 4AW
Telephone: 01493 393947
E-Mail: seal.rescue@virgin.net
Website: www.saveourseals.co.uk
Our Motto:
Rescue > Rehabilitation > Release
If you find a baby Seal on the beach, DO NOT RETURN TO THE SEA, but please call us immediately on (01493) 393947
Save Our Seals, Seal and wildlife rescue, has been in operation for the last twenty years as a small field hospital, our aim is to assist with the recovery, rehabilitation and release of seals, and sick and injured wildlife. Save our Seals, with the help of some dedicated friends, covers over 100 miles of the Norfolk and Suffolk coast.
Our small field hospital is based near Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , ( UK ), and is run by volunteers. It is funded by voluntary contributions, and fund raising campaigns, without which we could not continue. It can make the difference between a seal or bird suffering unnecessarily, or being cared for and released to live a full and happy life.
The last 10 years has seen a decline in the common (Harbour) seal along our Norfolk - Suffolk coast in the United Kingdom with many new pups found dead or dying on our beaches. Many suffering from ulcerated mouths, internal and external injuries, including serious flipper and body wounds causing blood loss, also internal bleeding involving holes in the top of roof cage of the mouth, we suspect pollution locally or other toxics in the offshore North Sea.
Many of these 3 to 4 weeks old pups have been left or pushed back into the sea, advice given wrongly by certain authorities. Our seal hospital and seal rescue team have rescued many of these over the years. We need to improve people's knowledge and understanding of our seal population, so they can also help in our fight to Save Our Seals.
Save Our Seals is manned day and night by volunteers including vets and all money raised goes straight to the welfare of the seals and oiled marine birds. The struggle to keep going without help from government, councils or wildlife trusts is a painstaking, dedicated effort. By only a few animal loving people, engaged in work for the greater good, drawing inspiration and fulfilment from the knowledge that their efforts help animals who are suffering. This is why we turn to you the people who are reading this. A cry for help for a donation wherever you are in the world, or you may like to help by adopting-a-seal. This will provide money for fish bills, new equipment, medication, and transport for rescuing along the many areas of deserted coast. Why not fund raise yourself or write to your local newspaper and pass on Save our Seals cry for help.
Our future is in your hands, with your help we can build a new seal/marine hospital, to allow public access, and give them further education on seals and their environment in this part of the world. We will be able to convince others that help is urgently needed for these loving creatures.
Lucky is a Common Seal who was rescued from Caister on the 13th March 2002 in bad weather, weighing 37lbs. He had a broken left flipper, bleeding from his mouth, only one eye open and with a low temperature. He was only just alive and in pain from his flipper, he was lucky to be found.
After three months of treatment, he is now being given exercise to improve the movement in his flipper.
He can now haul himself out using his damaged flipper, and has turned into a handsome 1-year-old pup, and well over twice his rescued size!
If you would like to make a donation to Save Our Seals, please make cheques/postal orders payable to " Winterton Seal Hospital ".