National Aquarium Releases Rehabilitated Seal Back Into Ocean

BERLIN, Md. (WJZ) — Rehabilitators from the National Aquarium connected Wednesday released a juvenile grey seal backmost into the ocean.

The seal they named Tom Sawyer was sent connected his mode astatine Assateague Park. He was rescued from Delaware connected April 19 and, upon his accomplishment successful Baltimore, helium was recovered to beryllium suffering from an oculus ulcer, lungworm and injuries to his flipper and mouth.

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After teams cleared his lungworm corruption and the injuries to his oculus and flipper, they worked with a veterinary dental specializer to dainty a fracture of a bony located wherever some sides of his little jaw link astatine the chin. Tom was sedated and received a impermanent acrylic bridge.

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Before discharging him, the aquarium tested Tom by making definite helium could drawback unrecorded prey. That’s a trial helium rapidly passed.

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“Tom Sawyer was our 3rd seal diligent of the 2021 play and helium surely had his challenges,” said Jennifer Dittmar, National Aquarium’s manager of carnal rescue. “Much of Tom’s rehabilitation required patience, arsenic the process to dainty lungworms tin instrumentality aggregate courses of medication. As we accidental farewell to Tom, my squad and I are presently preparing for the adjacent rescue season’s formed of characters.”

CBS Baltimore Staff