Trio of rescued seals released back into the wild

Three grey seal pups have been released back into the wild from the rescue centre at Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth.

The three seals have spent the winter recovering from injuries in the purpose-built rescue centre in Tynemouth. They all came in from beaches around the North East after calls from concerned members of the public.

The seals were all named after famous musicians, Johnny (Rotten), Kylie (Minogue) and Ringo (Starr) all recovered well from their injuries and were fit enough to be released back into the sea.

The staff and volunteers who look after the seals were particularly happy to be able to release Ringo. He came in with some nasty injuries to his neck, which was caused by him getting entangled in some fishing gear.