Patient Records

Rescue & Rehab Journal

Follow the recovery pathways of seals, sea otters, and walrus calves currently in our care, as well as historic rehabilitation successes.

Patient ID Reference Keys

🦖 PV = Phoca vitulina (Harbor Seal)
🦦 EL = Enhydra lutris (Sea Otter)
🦭 PH = Pusa hispida (Ringed Seal)
🦫 PL = Pusa largha (Spotted Seal)
🐘 OR = Odobenus rosmarus (Walrus)
🐋 DL = Delphinapterus leucas (Beluga)
PV2602 "Unnamed Pup"

Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Admitted: May 22, 2026 | Origin: South Kenai Beach, Kenai, AK

Admitted — Malnourished, dehydrated, under intensive veterinary therapy.

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OR2401 "Uki"

Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Admitted: July 24, 2024 | Origin: Bristol Bay, AK

Successfully Rehabilitated — Deemed non-releasable due to neonate dependency; currently residing at conservation partner facility.

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DL1705 "Tyonek"

Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)

Admitted: September 2017 | Origin: Cook Inlet, AK

Historic Success — First Cook Inlet beluga calf successfully rescued, rehabilitated, and raised. Click to read the full case study in our Retrospective.

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