Public warned over risks of disturbing seal pups 

Seal pup (currently known as L-016, awaiting to be named). The seal pup was reported to Seal Rescue Ireland by a member of the public yesterday in Rossnowlaugh Beach in Co Donegal The seal pup currently in ICU at the Seal Rescue Centre in Courtown Co Wexford. The pup will receive treatment in at the rescue centre, and after 2-3 months of rehabilitation will be returned back to the wild.

The public is being warned to not disturb seal pups they find along the coast as to do so may inadvertently lead to pups being injured, orphaned, or killed.

The warning comes from Seal Rescue Ireland (SRI), which says now is a particular time of concern as it is halfway through pupping season.