It was a Saturday morning just like all the rest. Carrie Lapalm and her husky, Luna went to walk along the beach in Little River.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Lapalm found a log to sit on, drink her coffee and journal, as per her usual routine, Luna started to react to something in the seaweed.<\/p>\n
\u201cLuna began jumping back at something in the seaweed like there was something alive. I thought maybe it was a fish or an injured bird. I wasn\u2019t giving it too much attention, but she continued to sit beside it and not move so I figured I\u2019d better go have a peek,\u201d shared Lapalm.<\/p>\n
When Lapalm went to investigate what was happening with Luna, she discovered a seal pup – at most four or five days old. It had an injured eye and Lapalm did not see another seal anywhere around.<\/p>\n
Lapalm reached out to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre who then contacted MARS Wildlife Rescue to come and grab the seal pup.<\/p>\n
The rescue was going to take a couple of hours so Lapalm returned Luna to home while she and a few neighbours watched over the seal pup. Ravens, vultures and eagles had started to circle the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The seal pup was then brought closer to shore. He was flown through Harbour Air to the Marine Animal Rescue Centre where they named him Mashed Potato.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Centre has been giving Lapalm regular updates about Mashed Potato, including a link to follow with his progress and donate to his recovery costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n