Overview
- Victor and Zuma were released on November 4 at Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown, Rhode Island.
- The juvenile gray seals were rescued on Block Island in August after being found minimally responsive with severe hind‑flipper wounds.
- Diagnostic imaging identified multiple fractures and exposed bone that had become infected.
- Veterinarians performed partial digit amputations on the hind flippers to resolve infection while preserving locomotion, and both seals are now swimming normally.
- Mystic’s Animal Rescue Program has rehabilitated 30 seals so far in 2025, compared with 25 admissions in 2024, and it reports more entanglements near Block Island; the public is urged to give animals space and call (860) 572-5955 x107.