The Sanctuary
Meet our ten new Icelandic rescue puffins!
Say hello to our new little Icelandic friends as they explore their new home on Puffin Island here at the Sanctuary.
We have recently welcomed these beautiful birds to join our family here in Cornwall after being carefully transported from our sister Beluga Whale Sanctuary in Iceland. We are delighted to be able to offer these birds a safe home here in Cornwall and hope to inspire our guests to protect the precious species.
Harbour View
Visit our Harbour View pool and meet our resident grey seals. Each of our resident grey seals carry their own unique story for living here at the Sanctuary, make sure you attend the Seal talk to find out them all.
UNDERWATER VIEWING AREAS
Get up close to our fantastic creatures with our underwater viewing areas! We have three incredible underwater viewing areas, two are located in our Underwater Viewing area, with underwater views of Harbour View and our Nursery Pools, and another at Quayside.
Discover something amazing!
SEAL REHABILITATION
Each year, we rehabilitate up to 70 grey seal pups from local coastal waters and bring them into our specialist Seal Hospital.
SEAL RESCUE
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary rescues between 30 - 70 pups every year. You'll be able to follow the journey of our injured seal pups through their rescue from local coastal waters, through rehabilitation and eventually release back into the wild!
SEAL RELEASE
Once our rescued seal pups injuries have healed and they have reached a healthy weight we release them back into the wild.
We couldn’t do our work without you. Every year, we rescue seal pups in need of care from around the coastline. From wounds, to entanglement to malnourishment; there are lots of reasons why seal pups might need rescuing.
Each seal pup costs the Sanctuary over £2000 to rehabilitate and release – and this doesn’t include those that require special care, such as Ted who came to us with a broken jaw and needed surgery, or Harry who was so entangled in netting his wounds were life threatening. Pups such as these need extra care and attention, and with the sanctuary rescuing up to 70 pups each year, the costs are rising.
We are grateful for any donation received. Your money could go a long way to helping our animals get the care they really need.
