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February 12, 2008

Rescued harp seal is released today

CHARLESTOWN -- A harp seal that was rescued last month after getting stranded off Napatree Point in the Watch Hill section of Westerly has been released back into the ocean.

The seal was found stranded at Napatree Point on Jan. 16. Staff from Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration saw him on the beach eating sand.

The aquarium says it treated the seal for dehydration and an elevated white blood count.

He was released early Tuesday afternoon from Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown.

Harp seals are typically found farther north and aren't usually seen in Rhode Island.

The seal is thought to be one to two years old.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 5:55 PM | Permalink

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