The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. (MERR) is reminding beachgoers and boaters that seals are once again in the area.
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FILE - The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
A young grey seal rescued from the Delaware coast in April is now back in the ocean after making a remarkable recovery from multiple serious health conditions.
A young gray seal that crossed four lanes of traffic in April had to be euthanized after rescuers discovered it had severe neurological damage.
Volunteers with the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute had their hands full over the holiday weekend. The institute monitored a record number of seal visitors along Delaware's coast—including five seals spotted on local beaches Saturday alone, and a dolphin sighting as well.
A young grey seal from the Delaware coast is now receiving critical care in Massachusetts after a long and carefully coordinated transport effort involving multiple marine rescue organizations.
A female gray seal pup named Cassiopeia was rescued at Cape Henlopen State Park by MERR for thinness, wounds, and dehydration. Now undergoing rehabilitation in Baltimore at the National Aquarium.
For three days, the seal hardly moved. Concerned for its well-being, the Marine Education Research & Rehabilitation Institute (MERR) stepped in to help.
One seal has been released back into the wild after being found in Dewey Beach Friday. Meanwhile, another seal is rescued Tuesday morning in Fenwick Island.