Sahara the Arctic Hooded Seal has been given a permanent home by the National Seal Sanctuary in Cornwall after swimming more than 1000 miles to Mediterranean waters and being rescued not once but twice. Despite seemingly enjoying a warm climate Sahara needs to keep cool and a plea for help went out to find a suitable cooling solution. 

Hubbard Ice Systems of Ipswich loaned the sanctuary an ice machine capable of producing up to half a tonne of ice in a day. Tamara Cooper, Head of the Animal Care Team at The National Seal Sanctuary, said that as Sahara gets older the aim is to build him an arctic enclosure, with cold and warm water pools, reveals the company’s press release. Chris Davis, Commercial Director at Hubbard Ice Systems, explained: "When we heard of Sahara's plight we had to act quickly to ensure that he had the ice to keep cool over the warmest part of the summer. We've previously supplied ice machines to arctic exploration ships, but never one to a seal!" 

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