It\u2019s late morning on Friday, June 2, when the phone rings. It\u2019s the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN) calling me for my help as a volunteer responder. They received a report from some tourists who had come across a young seal near the boat launch in Ragueneau in Quebec\u2019s C\u00f4te-Nord region. The person responsible for following up on the case tells me the seal still has its lanugo. Just this one word was enough for me to understand that we were dealing with an individual born relatively recently\u2026I\u2019m requested to go to the site and take photos and videos. This documentation will be sent to a veterinarian to provide him with a better overview of the situation. I am also tasked with answering questions and educating any curious onlookers who might arrive, in addition to setting up a security perimeter to avoid disturbing the pup.<\/p>\n
I quickly grab my pre-packed intervention bag (time to feel like Dora the Explorer for a second!) and some food, as I don\u2019t know how long I\u2019ll be there. Next time, I\u2019ll take an extra minute to pack some warmer clothes, too! About a half-hour separates me from my destination. And I\u2019m off!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s late morning on Friday, June 2, when the phone rings. It\u2019s the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN) calling me for my help as a volunteer responder. They received a report from some tourists who had come across a young seal near the boat launch in Ragueneau in Quebec\u2019s C\u00f4te-Nord region. The person […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":62079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[401],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-field-notes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n