UNE's Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center releases 14 harbor seals
The 91直播视频's Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center (MARC) on July 31, Aug. 17, Aug, 27 and Sept. 19, 2009 released a total of 14 harbor seal pups that were rehabilitated at the Center.
The seals were released at the end of Granite Point Road in Biddeford (farthest beach).
Seal pups abandoned during the spring harbor seal pupping season are brought to MARC for care and rehabilitation.
MARC is a unit of UNE's
The two released Sept. 19 are:
"Iris"
MARC 09-056 Pv
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 7/18/2009
Stranded At: Cape Elizabeth, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Female (< 1 yr.)
Reason for Rehabilitation: Failure to thrive
"Peony"
MARC 09-032 Pv
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 6/12/2009
Stranded At: Scarborough Beach, Scarborough, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Female (< 1 yr.)
Reason for Rehabilitation: Failure to thrive
The two released Aug. 27 are:
"Keto"
MARC 09-037 Pv
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 6/27/2009
Stranded At: Kittery, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Male
Age: Pup (< 1 yr.)
Reason for Rehabilitation: Failure to thrive
"Burdock"
MARC 09-050 Pv
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 7/12/2009
Stranded At: Wells Beach, Wells, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Male
Age: Pup (< 1 yr.)
Admit Weight: 23 lbs. (10.50 kg)
Admit Length: 82 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: Failure to thrive
The five released Aug. 17 are:
"Sweet Pea"
Harbor Seal - Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 5/23/2009
Stranded At: Bristol, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Female
Reason for Rehabilitation: Maternal Separation, failure to thrive
"Prometheus"
Harbor Seal - Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 5/30/2009
Stranded At: Boothbay, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Male
Reason for Rehabilitation: Maternal separation, failure to thrive
"Olive"
Harbor Seal - Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 6/1/2009
Stranded At: South Bristol, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Female
Reason for Rehabilitation: Maternal separation, failure to thrive
"Willow"
MARC 09-031 Pv
Harbor Seal - Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 6/9/2009
Stranded At: ., ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Female
Reason for Rehabilitation: Maternal Separation, failure to thrive
"Uno"
MARC 09-033 Pv
Harbor Seal - Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 6/18/2009
Stranded At: Mother's Beach, Kennebunk, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Female
Reason for Rehabilitation: Failure to thrive
The five are:
"Jason"
MARC 09-013 Pv
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 5/22/2009
Strand Date: 5/21/2009
Stranded At: Scarborough Beach, Scarborough, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Male
Age: Pup (< 1 yr.)
Admit Weight: 25 lbs. (11.40 kg)
Admit Length: 76 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation:
Maternal separation, failure to thrive
"Lily"
MARC 09-014 Pv
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 5/23/2009
Strand Date: 5/22/2009
Stranded At: Long Island, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Female
Age: Pup (< 1 yr.)
Admit Weight: 21 lbs. (9.55 kg)
Admit Length: 84 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation: Maternal Separation, failure to thrive
"Vulcan"
MARC 09-021 Pv
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 5/26/2009
Strand Date: 5/22/2009
Stranded At: Addison, ME
Rescued by: College of the Atlantic
Gender: Male
Age: Pup (< 1 yr.)
Admit Weight: 16 lbs. (7.40 kg)
Admit Length: 79.5 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation:
Maternal Separation, failure to thrive
"Mango"
MARC 09-022 Pv
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 5/30/2009
Stranded At: Black Island, Frenchboro, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Male
Age: Pup (< 1 yr.)
Admit Weight: 17 lbs. (7.95 kg)
Admit Length: 67 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation:
Maternal separation, failure to thrive
"Aster"
MARC 09-024 Pv
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Arrival Date: 5/30/2009
Stranded At: Port Clyde, ME
Rescued by: Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gender: Female
Age: Pup (< 1 yr.)
Admit Weight: 23 lbs. (10.60 kg)
Admit Length: 76 cm
Reason for Rehabilitation:
Maternal separation, failure to thrive