Love Nature

The cameras turn their attention to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, a centre dedicated to marine wildlife care. At this sanctuary, approximately seventy seal pups are taken in and rehabilitated each year, receiving the treatment they need before being released back into the sea.

The broadcast is part of the South West series, presented as a programme episode that turns the camera onto a distinctive coastal operation. It’s positioned within the regional slate, offering viewers a glimpse of local wildlife work without venturing beyond the remit of the series. In this installment, the focus is squarely on the Cornish Seal Sanctuary. The cameras linger on the facility as it carries out its core mission: the rehabilitation of seal pups. Around seventy young seals receive care each year, and the episode follows their progress from arrival through recovery. The episode’s structure allows the audience to watch the day‑to‑day activities at the sanctuary. By staying inside the centre’s routine, the filming captures the steady flow of pups being tended to, the hands‑on work involved in nursing them back to health, and the overall scale of the operation, which consistently handles roughly seventy seals annually. This approach provides a clear, concise picture of the sanctuary’s role in marine wildlife conservation, centred on the simple yet vital task of giving these seal pups a second chance at life.