United Kingdom · observation
South West England
· South West England
Named post-release wild seal sighting reported by the Seal Research Trust. Species is not stated in the monthly sighting list.
- Species
- Not recorded / not sure
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Petunia
- Source
- Seal Research Trust, via Cornish Seal Sanctuary, August 2025 news update — https://sealsanctuary.co.uk/html/gweek2025augustnewscss.html
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- The August source lists this individual as seen in the wild on this date and states that released pups receive unique flipper tags. Linked captions give broad Cornwall-coast localities for Idris Elba, Flea and Snowdrop on 28 August; no exact point or tag number is supplied.
- Identification confidence
- Uncertain
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.