By Holly Morgan

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A seal pup believed to be less than one week old has been rescued from a Welsh seafront after being found to be injured and severely malnourished. The RNLI team at Porthcawl joined forces with British Divers Marine Life Rescue to rescue the pup from the rocks at Porthcawl seafront on Monday evening after the animal had separated from its mother. The seal, which has now been named Elvis, is reportedly severely under weight with injuries to its fore flippers and chin. Elvis will receive treatment at the RSPCA centre in Taunton before being released back into the wild. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter here A spokesperson for RNLI Porthcawl said: “Our volunteer crew were delighted to be able to assist British Divers Marine Life Rescue earlier this evening with the rescue of a seal pup. “The seal pup is believed to be under a week old and been separated from its mum by the stormy weather . “The pup was located on rocks on the seafront near to our RNLI lifeboat station and is under weight with injuries to its fore flippers and chin and is severely malnourished. “After being rescued by staff and volunteers from British Divers Marine Life Rescue the pup was taken to the lifeboat station for further health assessment. “The pup is now on its way to the care of the RSPCA for further treatment and rehabilitation for several months before being released back into the wild.” An update that followed on Tuesday read: “We heard from Gareth from British Divers Marine Life Rescue to let us know the seal pup that was rescued outside our RNLI station yesterday evening is now at the RSPCA centre in Taunton and has been given a name. “Given its association to Porthcawl and the time of year, they’ve decided to call it Elvis.”