Dozens of seal pups were released into the wild in northern China after being rescued from traffickers back in February,reported the BBC. Although many of the pups did not survive due to their extremely feeble condition when they were found, 37 were successfully released on May 10.
On February 11, and police found around 100 seal pups found in a shed in the Chinese city of Dalian that had been taken from the wild at a young age to be sold to aquariums and commercial venues. As the seals had been taken from their mothers too early and not been allowed to sufficiently breastfeed,many did not survive after they were found. However, 61 were sent to rehabilitation centers in China’s Liaoning province to regain their health and eventually be released back into the wild.
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Source: inquisitr.com