A SEAL pup rescued from Abereiddy has been released back into the wild for the New Year following months of RSPCA rehabilitation. The Abereiddy seal, nicknamed BB8, had been found back in October. He was in distress, underweight and with injuries. He was a weaned pup that had pretty much moulted out all his baby white lanugo coat, so he was fully weaned, explained RSPCA animal rescue officer Ellie West. But he was found quite underweight, lethargic and had the snotty face of a sickly pup, she said. He also had a lump on the top of his neck. He was reported to myself and (fellow RSPCA officer) Keith Hogben. We asked Welsh Marine Life Rescue (WMLR) to attend who very kindly collected him and cared for him for a few days until we were able to transfer him to our wildlife centre.