Result!

Good news...grey seals have been spared from literally a fate worse than death. To read more go to

http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/grey_seals_spared_from_massacre_021209.html

It just goes to show...never give up!

Update

We have been so busy at the Sanctuary lately. We are still admitting seals nearly every day and there is no let up. We also have Brenda the badger to take care of and an oiled bird which requires constant care and monitoring. Tiny Tim and a few of her companions were released at the weekend which was brilliant to see-we wish them a long and healthy life in the wild!

We are organising some fundraising events in the very near future:

Sponsored swim in Howth on February 22nd and a table quiz on the 20th of March! Please contact us if you are interested in helping us or taking part!

The sponsored swim is in aid of Ebony. Ebony came to the Sanctuary a few months back. We assume he has neurological problems but we need further tests to confirm. As you can imagine this is an expensive process and we need all the help we can get. Jordan, one or our resident volunteers, came up with the idea of a sponsored swim to raise funds to help us pay for his treatment.

Check back soon for pics of Ebony as well as the process we go through to save an oiled bird!

KATIE.

Interesting Websites

If you would like to know more about seals and marine mammals in general check out the following websites:

www.irishsealsanctuary.ie
www.sealsanctuary.co.uk
www.thesealsanctuary.co.uk
www.marinemammalcenter.org

Enjoy!

Photos

The volunteers at the sanctuary have been taking brilliant photos so I think it only fair to share them with you! You can find loads more on our Facebook page. There are also links to the volunteer's pages where they have collections of photos from their time in Ireland.

One of the photos is of Lynn (our animal manager) and Sonny and the other is of Tiny Tim!

Facebook

The Irish Seal Sanctuary now has a Facebook page. Invite us as a friend and keep up to date with all the happenings at the Sanctuary. You can gain access to loads of photos and other cool stuff! So what are you waiting for?

National Marine Centre

Fingal County Council have not allotted the promised funds in this round of the budget for the development of the National Marine Center. However they have said that, as they are doing a rolling budget for this year, the money has not been completely lost. However we need the support of the public if we are going to get this Centre up and running. The Irish Seal Sanctuary are to submit a presentation to the councillors in the coming weeks to clarify our objectives.

We need the public, especially those in the Fingal area, to contact their local representatives and voice their concerns at the delay and possible cancellation of the development of the National Marine Centre.

People Power really does work so please get tying or scribbling and join us in our fight for the National Marine Centre.

Thanks guys,
Katie.

Bebo

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