It is the Teesmouth Seals Conservation Trust`s priority to establish the Teesmouth Seal Rescue Centre; a state-of-the-art, standalone facility for the medical care and welfare of sick, injured and orphaned seals, leading to their rehabilitation and release back into their natural environment.
Seals are a key indicator species, and it follows that the important seal welfare work of the TSCT must be reinforced by ensuring that the marine environment where they live is healthy. The Trust will therefore engage with researchers and with other stakeholders to ensure that the inshore marine ecosystem, that is home to seals, continues to improve, creating a diverse inshore habitat that is rich in fish and other wildlife.
The Trust will be an important collaborative partner to the international community of workers and scientists concerned with the welfare of seals and the protection of marine habitats. The TSCT will also work to educate and inform the public about the local inshore marine environment, and the wildlife that shares this potentially rich habitat with seals. This will advance the understanding of the threats to this ecosystem and the ways we must work to ensure its future health and sustainability. A team of dedicated, well trained, and managed volunteers will work alongside a small staff workforce.
