Pacific Northwest · observation
Dock in Hood Canal; precise site unspecified
· Washington
Center Valley Animal Rescue observed an underweight adult harbour seal on a Hood Canal dock. SR3 later identified a gunshot injury during treatment. The seal was alive when found and died in care in May.
- Species
- Harbour seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Eggs Benedict / Benny (SR3 name)
- Source
- Kate Hruby — SR3; Center Valley Animal Rescue
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://www.sealifer3.org/impact-stories/another-seal-lost-from-human-violence — Original SR3 case account gives the dock observation as 19 February 2026; later clinical events are separate.
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.