Two harbor seal pups spent the past two and a half months at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, gaining weight and learning to catch and eat fish, before their release back into Southcentral Alaska waters.
September 7, 2022
“We don’t want to spook them,” said Savannah Costner, an animal care specialist with the center’s wildlife response department. “This is the most people they’ve ever seen in their entire lives. So it’s going to be a little bit scary for them.”Admiral — a 50-pound male — booked it straight to the water, where he then waited for his sister Cobalt, who wasn’t so sure about the people hovering nearby.
They spent all summer at the SeaLife Center. And when they got released, the only evidence of their time at the center was a small blue tag with an identification number on their tail fins.Costner said it’s special every time the center releases a rehabilitated animal back into the wild, but there was something extra sweet about seeing Cobalt and Admiral swim away. She helped care for and train the seals and oversaw their release.
Marie Mills is a member of the center and found out about the event when she got an email from staff. She loves pinnipeds – especially seals – more than almost anything.Mills drove more than three-and-a-half hours from Wasilla for the release. Sasha Coleman – Hildy’s mom – was born and raised in the area and said there’s no place like it. Although her kids just started the school year, she said she didn’t want them to miss this.
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