Northern Fur Seal Release

Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre on Salt Spring Island, BC has nursed 'Peewee', a starving Northern Fur Seal back to health. Watch while this adorable pup makes her joyful dash to freedom on BC's west coast to join hundreds of others as they journey between Alaska and California. We guarantee you'll lose your heart to her.

Our non-profit org. saves the lives of hundreds of 'Peewee's' every year. Now it's easy for you to help make sure they all get their chance to go home again. A generous sponsor will match every dollar donated during our 2011 campaign.

Find our more about the work we do, along with our CanadaHelps / PayPal donate button at www.sealrescue.org and facebook.com/sealrescue.

Thanks for watching and please pass this along!
Jeff Lederman, Founder, IWNCC

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Pets & Animals

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• Ellen DeGeneres
• National Geographic
• Viral Video
• Fur Seal
• Baby seal rescue
• Marine Mammals

[sealrescue1]

Northern Fur Seals are in groups at rookeries before they are weaned and again later you will find them in groups when they reach sexual maturity. There are 2 or 3 years, when they are sub-adults, when they are very much loners staying deep out at sea. PeeWee has just as good a chance to survive as any other Fur Seal her age.

[harmyk1]

I'm just wondering how it's going to survive, how will it even know where to get food when it's led such a comfortable life being consistently fed by humans?

[sealrescue1]

@harmyk1 This Northern Fur Seal was not raised in captivity, but merely came into a marine mammal hospital for a 2 1/2 month stay. She foraged successfully for nearly a year before stranding and she will continue to forage after her release.

[AkaTako88]

For everyone calling this a sea lion: you are correct, but the name "Fur Seal" is still valid. This is because Peewee is classified as a False Seal, and is a seal in name only.

[sealrescue1]

@AkaTako88 This IS a Northern Fur Seal. They are closely related to California Sea Lions, Stellar Sea Lions, Guadelupe Fur Seals, etc. all species of Otariid. True seals such as Harbour Seals, Gray Seals, Harp Seals, Hooded Seals, etc. are all species of Phocid Seals. Otariid are also known as eared seals and Phocids as earless seals. Phocids along with Otariids and Walrus all make up the family of Pinnipeds.

[Ale953109]

LIKE IF MILEY SENT YOU HERE!

[4crazygang]

how will it fine its mum and dad what if it dies of hunger

[sadiez321]

Awww look at that happy little sucker!

[chibixcandy]

DAAAAAAAAAAW!!!

[Alyxm]

it looks like a squirrel, a dog.. and a seal loved eachother, very very much!

[ercat1995]

That is adorable

[devans00]

I love the part where the seal sees the waves then starts booking across the beach as fast as his flippers will take him. Hope he's doing well out in the wild.

[patkashtock]

So adorable. Thank you for making this public =]

[IDoEv3ryThing]

wow, who disliked on such a generous and nice release?

[TheSpaceHamster]

How in the Hell can anyone dislike this video?

[christian011899]

ALL IN HIS MIND WAS "FREEDOM!"