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Rescued seal pup to be released back into wild after eye removal
The Journal
|September 26, 2025
A ONE-eyed seal which would not have survived in the wild is set for a new life after undergoing surgery.
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> Popeye the seal
Popeye was rescued by British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) on Crimdon Beach in County Durham in July when he was aged between just seven and 10 days old.
Weighing less than 9kg, poorly Popeye was extremely thin and dehydrated when he was transferred to Tynemouth Seal Hospital on July 12.
As his carers tried to get him up to a healthy weight, they noticed that the pup had a severe eye infection.
Though he received treatment and medication to try to control the infection, Popeye's eye ruptured.
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