Smiles of joy and satisfaction abounded today. The young “Evi” was released in the morning. The young Mediterranean seal swam free again in the protected marine area of Gyaros, which is one of the largest breeding centers of the species, as it escaped the danger it faced as a newborn baby.
Evi survived, strengthened, returned to its natural environment and successfully joined the local population of the species, after 3.5 months of intensive care by the specialized scientific team of the Company for the study and protection of the Mediterranean Seal MOm, under the scientific guidance Anastasia Komninou, professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). The Deputy Minister of PEN, George Amyras, also participated in the liberation operation.
As it became known, the seal was located a newborn last October on the beach of Pili in Evia by residents of the area, most likely due to the strong winds that prevailed. The MOm rescue team was immediately mobilized to collect and transport the mammal to the organization’s treatment center the very next day. The young female, just 6 days old, was underweight, dehydrated and had superficial wounds. Her blood and imaging tests were not encouraging. Nevertheless, little “Evi”, as she was named in honor of the resident of the area who cared for her all night long, responded very quickly to the strict treatment protocols applied by the MOM team with the course of her health being considered impressive for a animal weaned at such a young age. During the last 3.5 months, the seal has become stronger and has successfully passed all stages of training learning to swim. Today, weighing 60 kilos and at an age at which she would normally leave her mother, the young seal traveled to the protected area of Gyaros.
According to the Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy, George Amyras, “another marine mammal is returning to its natural environment, another small victory for the conservation of biodiversity, which implies a great victory over the climate crisis. The care for orphaned, sick or injured seals is a key priority of the Action Plan for the conservation of the Mediterranean Seal that we have already planned in RIS and we are going to establish it immediately in our country “.
For her part, the professor of Veterinary Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Anastasia Komninou, said: from harmonious collaborations and holistic approaches we can fight for the survival of wildlife species and especially endangered ones such as the Mediterranean seal. “Allies for survival.”
The president of the Company for the study and protection of the Mediterranean Seal MOm, Panagiotis Dendrinos stated that “the care program for the Mediterranean seal, implemented by MOm in collaboration with the Veterinary School of AUTh for the last 30 years, is the only one of its kind in the world. and we rejoice in the sincere and substantial interest shown by the political leadership of RIS, which has included it in the National Action Plan for the rescue of the species “.
Finally, it is noted that in order to monitor its course in the marine environment, the veterinarians installed a special satellite transmitter, a common practice applied during the process of reintegration of wildlife species into their natural environment.
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