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National Seal Sanctuary Helston
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| Looking for: | Animals and farms, Aquariums, Zoos & Wildlife | | Address: | National Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Helston, Cornwall | | Postcode: | TR12 6UG | | Nearest City: | Truro | | Age Group: | 3-5, 6-9, 10+, Teens | | Kids Activity: | Indoors and Outdoors | | Telephone: | 01326 221361 |
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Description
The Sanctuary started in the
winter of 1958 when a baby seal, only a few hours old, was washed up on
the beach at St Agnes. Ken Jones lived with his wife just one hundred
yards from the beach, he picked up the pup and took it back to his small
garden. For many years he ran a rescue centre for seals and oiled
birds, with just one pool, at St Agnes. The news of his work with seals
spread, and he received more and more calls about injured seals.
Ken realised he needed more room, as the single pool at St Agnes was
just not big enough. The Sanctuary moved to Gweek in 1975, and Ken
slowly built up the size, and number of pools, so he could care for the
increasing number of seals that were being rescued around the Cornish
coast. Today the Sanctuary has nursery pools, convalescence, and
resident pools, and a specially designed hospital. The hospital over the
years has been extended to include isolation pools, as well as
treatment and preparation areas.
We have rescued many seals over the years, and most are well enough to
be released back into the wild after treatment, but some seals, for
various reasons, would not survive back in the wild, so we have them as
our guests at the Sanctuary.
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