A marine biologist lecturer has said how “immensely proud” she is to see her students helping with rising wildlife call-outs.

A new course at Kendal College, Cumbria, has trained budding marine wildlife enthusiasts, with its facility one of a handful in England that can specifically rehabilitate seal pups and otters.

Programme leader Sarah Neill said it had been “fantastic” to see her students “bossing it out in the field” while helping with “real-life marine animal rescues”.