British Columbia · 2000—2026
Harbour seals and Steller sea lions
Seals around British Columbia.
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Date: 2026Reported: Puck (VAMMR name) VAMMR patient directory
Observation: VAMMR rescued a newborn harbour seal at Pelican Bay Marina on Granville Island. The pup, named Puck, was alone and still attached to his placenta. This record dates the rescue encounter.
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Date: 2026Reported: Annette (VAMMR name) Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society (VAMMR)
Observation: VAMMR rescued a young harbour seal entangled in a gillnet at West Vancouver. The society named her Annette.
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Date: 2025Reported: Zeus (VAMMR name) VAMMR patient record PV2502
Observation: VAMMR reported finding a male harbour seal pup alone on a beach near White Rock. The pup, named Zeus, was hypothermic and lethargic, with remnants of its umbilical cord and a lanugo coat.
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Date: 2024Reported: Gustav (VAMMR name) Todd Hauptman / Vancouver Aquarium; VAMMR patient record PV2402
Observation: A contractor found a newborn harbour seal struggling in the water beside a dock at Mosquito Creek Marina, with its placenta still attached. VAMMR rescued the pup, later named Gustav.
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Date: 2024Reported: Nelson (VAMMR name) Todd Hauptman / Vancouver Aquarium, reporting VAMMR
Observation: VAMMR found a young harbour seal trapped between breakwater rocks near White Rock Pier. The team retrieved the underweight, dehydrated pup with help from White Rock Sea Tours. It was named Nelson.
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Date: 2022Reported: Timbit (rescue centre name) Denise Wong / CityNews Vancouver, reporting Vancouver Aquarium
Observation: A passerby spotted a harbour seal pup at Blackie Spit Park. The Marine Mammal Rescue team found the pup weak and transported it for care. The rescue centre named the pup Timbit.
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Date: 2019Reported: Jessica Seal (rescue-team name) Eric Zimmer — Daily Hive; Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre
Observation: Rescuers found a young female harbour seal on a Kitsilano beach with injuries from birdshot. The team named her Jessica Seal. The wounds were already healing, so the discovery date does not establish when the shooting occurred.
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Date: 2017Reported: Señor Cinco (rescue-team name) The Canadian Press; Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre
Observation: An adult male California sea lion was found on Spanish Banks beach in poor condition. The rescue team named him Señor Cinco. A later veterinary examination found gunshot injuries that were already weeks old.