Exotic Incident #2857
Incident Date:
09/03/2002
Location:
Washington, DC - USA
Facility Name:
National Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Marine
Animal:
Grey seal
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Keltie, a 23-year-old grey seal who had suffered from decades of chronic health problems, died of unknown causes. Her health issues included a fungal skin infection that left her with white spots on her nose and above her eyes, and also affected her flipper, making it bleed for months. She had also lost many teeth.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/09/04/long-suffering-seal-dies-at-national-zoo/bfc2fdc3-8336-41ca-8c2c-608aaf6095d9/?utm_term=.08a6d1e7eb39