Originally published August 20, 2010 at 2:33 PM | Page modified August 20, 2010 at 3:39 PM

Seal pup kept in motel room is ready to be set free

The seal pup that spent a night in a couple's Westport motel room in June will be released back into the wild Tuesday.

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The harbor-seal pup lounges in a pool at PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood.

The seal pup that spent a night in a couple's Westport motel room in June will be released back into the wild Tuesday.

PAWS Wildlife Center spokeswoman Mary Leake Schildner said the pup is grown up and able to hunt on his own, which means he's ready to return to his natural habitat.

PAWS took the seal pup into its care after the couple staying in a motel in Westport had taken it from the beach to their room. The vacationing couple thought they were helping the pup, which they assumed was stranded on the shore. Mother seals will often leave their pups on a beach while they hunt for food. PAWS said the couple could have been badly injured by the pup, which was then 6 to 8 weeks old.

The seal will leave PAWS at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and will be released around 12:30 p.m. in Ocean Shores, across the bay from Westport.

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