Seals released back into the wild in Guernsey
Geoff George, head of marine mammals, said the pups had done very well during their treatment in the GSPCA pools.He said: "Both pups have roughly quadrupled their weight from when we rescued them and doing so well we hope to release them in the coming days."Steve Byrne, the GSPCA manager, said the charity's total of rescued seals released back into the wild was 43 in the past 12 years."Geoff and the team have done such an incredible job caring for Roar and California Girl," Mr Byrne said."Both seal pups were so close to perishing when rescued."
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