Whats the smallest animal The Center has ever rescued?
The smallest animal we have rescued was a six-pound northern fur seal named Doug from Humboldt county on March 26, 1993. Unfortunately, Doug was extremely emaciated when he was rescued and did not survive. Generally, every year several fur seal pups, often weighing as little as 10-15 pounds, strand throughout The Center’s rescue range. An increase in strandings of fur seal pups in the fall has become an indicator of an upcoming El Niño event. Pacific harbor seal pups, which generally strand in February and March, also tend to be quite small, sometimes as little as 10-15 pounds.
