Finding Selkie
This is the story of a London Zoo seal-acquisition project in Orkney from 1962. Most of the photos are from a scrapbook owned by Jim Eunson, which he thinks was bought from one of the participants. If anyone has the Orcadian report from the time it would be interesting to see it.
London Zoo seal-acquisition project #13 Struggling along with the full crate.
London Zoo seal-acquisition project #14 Looks a bit precarious - this is one of the full crates loaded on to the helicopter.
London Zoo seal-acquisition project #15 The seals were then driven to Stromness to be put on the St Clement.
London Zoo seal-acquisition project #16 Another one of Stromness.
London Zoo seal-acquisition project #17 Welcome to London. Nowadays there are grey seals in the Thames Estuary I believe and such a mission ...Latest Pics
