12-22-2008 Proportion of toxic substances in Wadden Sea seals not fallen since 1993
The amount of PCBs and DDTs found in the bodies of Wadden Sea seals has not dropped since 1993. This means that the expectancy by the end of the eighties, when a decrease in DDTs, PCBs and HCHs was detected, has not followed through (except for the last substance). Jolianne Rijks, who obtained her doctorate on December 18th from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, proves this in her dissertation. Read more
12-19-2008 First white baby seals
For the last days, some baby grey seals, which were lying on the ‘Engelse Hoek’ sandbank with their mother, have been found in trouble during high tide. Read more
12-03-2008 New quarantine-units for sick seals
Some months ago, a couple was being shown around the tent which at that time was being used as an emergency rehabilitation area. It was very windy, the tent-opening was flapping and the woman remarked that this really did not allow the seals any rest. Read more
11-29-2008 Critically ill seals along the Wadden Sea coast
In the past ten days, 25 critically ill, young, common seals have washed up along the shore. They were born this summer, so they are only six months old. Today (November 29th), another two were found. Read more
11-28-2008 Dead grey seal with young found on Terschelling
On Friday, November 28th, a dead grey seal, with a dead pup partially born, was found on the beach of Terschelling. The mother seal weighed 160 kilos and the pup over 10 kilos. Read more
11-27-2008 You can adopt a seal too!
Did you know that there is an opportunity for you personally to make a huge contribution to the recovery of a sick seal? You can do that by adopting a seal. There are different possibilities. Read more
11-12-2008 Net victim Gijs has been released
When he was found on Terschelling last month, Gijs had an ugly and deep cut in his neck, made by a piece of fishnet. However, he made a quick recovery in the SRRC and was ready to be released from the Noordvaarder on Terschelling on Friday, November 7th. Read more
11-04-2008 Barbie dolls and seals in Amsterdam
The annual Barbie and Fashion Doll collectors show, ‘Barbie in Amsterdam’, took place in Amsterdam on Sunday, October 26th. It included a huge lottery of which the proceedings were donated to the SRRC Lenie ‘t Hart for the third year running. Read more
10-23-2008 SRRC says: ban import sealskins
The SRRC Lenie ’t Hart is against the EU’s plans to weaken the import ban on sealskins. The SRRC claims that importing and using sealskins is outmoded and in contradiction with our culture. Read more
10-22-2008 Seal population Scotland in decline
The number of seals in Scotland has diminished considerably in recent years. In some places the population has even halved in the last six years. Scientists have not been able to find a concurrent reason for this dramatic decrease. Read more
10-14-2008 Another fishnet victim saved
Last Sunday, a heavily wounded seal was seen on the Engelse Hoek (a sandbank between Vlieland and Terschelling) by Jan Koning from Vlieland. He called the voluntary Seal First-Aiders in Terschelling to the rescue. Read more
10-11-2008 Column writer about his lies
“I have the right to make stuff up”
In the programme “De Leugen regeert” (the lie governs) column writer Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer’s accusations were all swept away. Read more
10-09-2008 Our reaction to the column in the NRC paper
Mr. Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer’s column in the NRC contains factually false information and was unfortunately not verified with us in advance. We regret that such lies were published. Read more
09-30-2008 Crocs supports SRRC Lenie 't Hart
Crocs Benelux has helped the SRRC in a very special way. The company has provided all our employees with a pair of colourful Crocs 'Cayman'. Read more
09-23-2008 Lenie 't Hart thrilled with birthday surprises
For Lenie’s 67th birthday, the SRRC Lenie ‘t Hart employees organized a special fundraising event. Lenie turned 67 last week, which means that she has been passionately devoting herself to the SRRC for 37 years. Read more
09-22-2008 Seals at flower pageant in Aalten
On September 20th, a beautiful parade of wagons decorated with flowers drove through Aalten. One very beautiful - and therefore also the winner – was a seal wagon by corsogroep 2002 (pageant group 2002). Read more
09-22-2008 Seals at flower pageant in Aalten
On September 20th, a beautiful parade of wagons decorated with flowers drove through Aalten. One very beautiful - and therefore also the winner – was a seal wagon by corsogroep 2002 (pageant group 2002). Read more
08-27-2008 Young seals swim towards freedom
After a recuperation period of a couple of months, the day has finally come: The three adopted seals Janis, Puk and Boyke swim towards freedom in the Wadden Sea. Read more
08-11-2008 Vote for us at the ‘Goede Doelen Gift’!
Help us with a small gesture! Vote via www.3mfonds.nl and choose us as your favourite charity! Seal Rehabilitation and Rescue Centre Lenie ‘t Hart is one of the charities nominated for the Goede Doelen Gift’ (charity donation)! With this, we could win a one-off donation of € 50.000. Read more
08-01-2008 Visit the seals in Pieterburen
There has been a lot of media attention for SRRC’s relocation plans. This is why many people now think that the centre has already moved or that it is busy moving now. Many people are therefore putting their visit to the SRRC on hold, which has caused a drastic drop in the number of visitors. We expect, however, that the SRRC will remain situated Pieterburen for the next couple of years. For the time being, therefore, you are still very welcome to come and visit the seals in Pieterburen.
08-01-2008 Will you be my new sponsor?
Several different rooms in the SRRC are used to rehabilitate the seals. The quarantine rooms are like hospital rooms. You can sponsor such a room exclusively for a whole year for € 5.000,-. More information
06-24-2008 SRRC raises financial alarm
When an organisation like the SRRC Lenie ‘t Hart has been strong for over 37 years, many people assume that it is perfectly able to keep its head above water financially. Yet every year it becomes clear, and unfortunately this year even more so, that our financial balance is extremely precarious. The SRRC has no reserves in the bank. All the money from supporters is directly spent on the seals. An unexpected increase in the number of seals in rehabilitation gives rise to huge problems. This is why we have sent out the following press release. Read more
06-22-2008 Late orange fan on the mudflats
On a Sunday afternoon, some days after the disastrous football match, Lenie ‘t Hart photographed this seal mother with her young, on her walk in the Dollard area. Read more
06-12-2008 Demonstration in Brussels for European import ban on seal fur
On July 1st, an international demonstration will take place in Brussels: to campaign against seal hunting and for a European import ban on seal products. Read more
06-10-2008 Water rats collect € 2.500,- in swimathon
On May 31st, swim club ‘the Berkel-Enschot Water rats’ raised almost € 2500,- in a swimathon for SRRC Lenie ‘t Hart. With great interest, parents and other spectators watched 107 kids swim 2070 laps. Read more
06-04-2008 Historic release of Ladoga seal in Russia
On June 5th, a Ladoga seal has been released into the Ladoga Lake in Russia for the first time in history. This succesfully concludes the first part of the collaboration project between SRRC Lenie ’t Hart and Leningrad Zoo. Read more
05-28-2008 Onyx released in Zeeland’s waters
On Monday, May 26th, the black seal Onyx was released amid great public interest in Zeeland’s waters near Renesse. He had been found more than two months ago near the Brouwersdam in Zeeland and was severely emaciated. Read more
05-11-2008 Baby seal arrives early
This year’s first baby seal was found today near the dyke at Termunten. This premature seal was only two days old and still had its umbilical cord and white fur. Read more
05-10-2008 Black seal renamed Onyx
The young black seal, Black Jack, that was found in Zeeland in March has been renamed Onyx. Lenie ‘t Hart asked for someone to come up with a nice name. Many good suggestions were put forward. Read more
04-30-2008 Rescue during birthday party
For years it has been a tradition on Terschelling to release seals on Hessel Wiegman (seal first-aider and seal rescuer extraordinaire)’s birthday. This is why Lenie ‘t Hart went to Terschelling on April 29th with the seals Lanvin and Jesse, to release them there and to eat a piece of birthday cake. Read more
04-26-2008 Successful visit to Iran
Last week, Lenie ‘t Hart and biologist Diederik van Liere made a journey along the Caspian Sea coast in Iran. Read more
04-26-2008 SRRC comes to the rescue in Russia
A couple of weeks ago, the WWF broadcast the news that there were problems with seals in the Baltic Sea. Due to the changing climate, the ice has started melting very early, which is causing problems for the endangered ringed seal and the even rarer Ladoga seal. Read more
04-05-2008 Seal rehabilitation centre in Canada
Contrary to the awful images of the Canadian seal hunt, we now have some positive news to report about Canada. The University of Prince Edward Island (one of the islands that is home to seal hunters) is starting to rehabilitate seals that have run into trouble around Prince Edward Island. Read more
04-01-2008 No April fools joke but a joyful release for Cees the seal
On April 1, 2008, mayor Cees Waal of Delfzijl released ‘his’ seal Cees. Along with another seal, the young animal slid elatedly through the mud of the Dollard into the salty water. Read more
03-16-2008 Does black Lola have a baby brother?
This weekend, a young seal was found in Zeeland that is the spitting image of our jet black Lola, who came to the SRRC two years ago. Read more
03-06-2008 Net victim Ameland dies
A couple of days ago seal first-aider, Dirk Visser, found a severely wounded, two year old grey seal. The seal was entangled in a piece of fishnet that was wound tightly around his neck, causing deep cuts. Read more
03-04-2008 John Vos Photography from Delfzijl is sponsoring the SRRC
Photographer John Vos from Delfzijl, together with camera producer Olympus Netherlands and Holst Foto in Hoorn, has provided the SRRC with two amazing waterproof camera’s. Read more
03-04-2008 For two years, Lone saved up for her adoption seal
By the end of February the time had come: after two years of saving money and selling homemade magazines, Lone had enough money to adopt ‘her’ seal.
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02-26-2008 SRRC receives gift from Vodafone
Once again, Vodafone employees did not receive a traditional Christmas gift. Instead, every employee could recommend a charity that they felt particularly passionate about. Read more
02-17-2008 Eefje from Zeeland releases Eefje from Zeeland
Just before Christmas our seal first-aid team in Zeeland saved a young grey seal. The animal practically got first-aid under a Christmas tree in a Groenrijk-store by seal first-aider Jaap van der Hiele, simply because it was close by. Read more
02-10-2008 First baby seals released this year
Already, the first fifteen baby seals have been released this year. Fortunately, the rehabilitated baby seals grow quickly at the SRRC. Fifteen of them had grown so much that they were already able to look after themselves. Read more
01-10-2008 Landrover for seal first-aid team South-Holland
With the handing over of the car keys, Lenie 't Hart presented a beautiful second hand Landrover Defender to Kees Kooiman, the enthusiastic seal first-aider from the vast Noordwijk region. Read more
01-05-2008 Successful seal-count flight grey seals
On Friday, January 4th, 2008, SRRC-workers carried out an observation flight over the Wadden Sea. Read more
01-05-2008 Young seal headed for skating rink
A young seal crawled for miles over Ameland searching for his mother. On Wednesday night a couple who were on their way home saw something lying on the road. At first they thought it was a run over cat, but on closer inspection it appeared to be a small seal. Read more
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