Man saves stranded baby seal in a herd of cows in England

Pictured in extraordinary and heartbreaking images, the tiny pup was found a long way from home.

It had been swimming up the bank in search for its mother when the tide suddenly went out, leaving it stuck in a field in Frampton Marsh.

Ian Ellis was in the area to watch for birds when he couldn’t help but notice a herd of 30 cows converge around a puddle.

But she was saved by a birdwatcher who spotted her plight from an RSPB sanctuary on the banks of The Wash in Lincolnshire.

Ellis, 67, contacted the Natureland Seal Sanctuary who informed him to pick her up and bring the baby in.

Mr Ellis and RSPB staff warden Toby Collett managed to take the seal to safety away from the cows, who had not harmed it.

He said: ‘There are seals on the edge of the marsh but it was the way the cows were so inquisitive that made me look.

“Once we got her back to Natureland she went straight into the Seal Hospital to begin treatment”.

Despite her daring escapade in the field, it is believed the newborn harbour seal is likely to pull through.

Veterinary staff assessed that the seal was only about 5 days old and discovered she was underweight, very dehydrated and that she had a chest infection that was giving her breathing problems, Yeadon explained.

The pup has now been named Celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of Skegness Natureland.

Yeadon says that they had grave concerns about whether the seal would make it, but are hopeful that she will continue to heal and put on weight.

“Cows are quite inquisitive so they were pushing her around a bit, so she wasn’t hurt at all”.

Once Celebration fully recovers, she’ll be transferred to one of the sanctuary’s pools, which is open to the public for visitation, Yeadon added.

The centre will care for Celebration until she reaches 60lbs in weight and can feed by herself in the water – when she will be reintroduced into the wild.

The centre rescues around 30 to 50 seals a year.