Injured Flipper Seals Seal's Fate ; a Harbor Seal Pup That Was Rescued in Wells Wouldn't Be Able to Hunt for Food in the Wild.

Portland Press Herald › March 06, 2007

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A harbor seal with a lame fin is being adopted this week into a life of luxury, safety and constant human affection at the Central Park Zoo in New York City.

"It's bittersweet," said Greg Jakush, president of the Marine Animal Lifeline, which rescued the seal. "The mission of the organization is to release them back to the wild after we give them a second chance and rehabilitate them. It isn't to give them a life in captivity.

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Injured Flipper Seals Seal's Fate ; a Harbor Seal Pup That Was Rescued in Wells Wouldn't Be Able to Hunt for Food in the Wild.

"The sweet part is it gets a long, happy, healthy life, with other seals and people to play with," he said of the 9-mon...

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