An easy rescue - with the sun in their backs, the seal did not see the rescuers coming and they can catch their target in the rescue net. He has a few loops of bright white packaging strap wrapped around his chest. The entanglements is still fresh and the seal was spared from further pain, infection and eventually losing his life. Packaging strap is commonly used all over the world in industrial, commercial and private settings. This strap could have originated anywhere. It is unfortunately not so common that packaging strap is properly recycled or at least cut into pieces to avoid this situation. To find out more about our work, please like, comment, share and subscribe to our videos and visit: https://www.ocnamibia.org/ https://gogetfunding.com/Seal/ https://www.patreon.com/OCN Merchandise now available at: https://teespring.com/stores/ocean-conservation-namibia https://twitter.com/NamibiaOcean https://www.instagram.com/oceanconservationnamibia/ https://www.facebook.com/OCNamibia

As so often, the OCN rescuers find a second entangled seal while they are busy catching a different one. Both seals are safely secured in the rescue nets and they quickly start with the process of removing fishing line from the seals' necks. Both rescues are quick and uncomplicated, two lives were saved in just a few minutes. But for many other animals there will be no help. Even one small loop of fishing line will end a seal's or dolphin's or turtle's life and possibly cause even more entanglement once the animal is deceased, plastic takes hundreds of years to biodegrade. How is that acceptable in 2022? To find out more about our work, please like, comment, share and subscribe to our videos and visit: https://www.ocnamibia.org/ https://gogetfunding.com/Seal/ https://www.patreon.com/OCN Merchandise now available at: https://teespring.com/stores/ocean-conservation-namibia https://twitter.com/NamibiaOcean https://www.instagram.com/oceanconservationnamibia/ https://www.facebook.com/OCNamibia

Antoine is on a solo mission to Pelican Point to see if our seals are ready for rescue season - and he does not disappoint. He spots a pup with a ball of fishing line around his neck, much too young to have picked it up somewhere in the deep ocean. As always, he gives the pup a little pep talk about ocean pollution: enjoy OCN"s first seal rescue for 2022! To find out more about our work, please like, comment, share and subscribe to our videos and visit: https://www.ocnamibia.org/ https://gogetfunding.com/Seal/ https://www.patreon.com/OCN Merchandise now available at: https://teespring.com/stores/ocean-conservation-namibia https://twitter.com/NamibiaOcean https://www.instagram.com/oceanconservationnamibia/ https://www.facebook.com/OCNamibia

The rescue team from OCN faces one of the more challenging rescues - a seal's flipper is caught in a painful trap of fishing line and wire. The flipper is terribly swollen and shows signs of bad infection and even necrosis. All 4 rescuers are needed to hold him down and carefully remove strain after strain of fishing line and wire. Once the entanglement is removed, blood can circulate again and the healing begins. To find out more about our work, please like, comment, share and subscribe to our videos and visit: https://www.ocnamibia.org/ https://gogetfunding.com/Seal/ https://www.patreon.com/OCN Merchandise now available at: https://teespring.com/stores/ocean-conservation-namibia https://twitter.com/NamibiaOcean https://www.instagram.com/oceanconservationnamibia/ https://www.facebook.com/OCNamibia

Antoine could feel the first breath of relief when a loop of fishing line was cut off this big seal bull. It did not matter that the entanglement was a thin piece of plastic, it was more than strong enough to make the animal uncomfortable and endanger his survival. Big bull rescues are challenging and dangerous, but the team has done enough to know the risks. They will always try and put their own safety first. This bull was a good patient, he just wanted to join his friends back in the ocean. To find out more about our work, please like, comment, share and subscribe to our videos and visit: https://www.ocnamibia.org/ https://gogetfunding.com/Seal/ https://www.patreon.com/OCN Merchandise now available at: https://teespring.com/stores/ocean-conservation-namibia https://twitter.com/NamibiaOcean https://www.instagram.com/oceanconservationnamibia/ https://www.facebook.com/OCNamibia

Thin cotton string can cut through a seal like butter. We have seen it over and over again - a tiny loop of cotton turns into a fatal death trap for marine animals and there is nothing they can do to help themselves. This seal was still very strong, but the cotton string had already deeply cut into his skin, leaving a painful wound and deep scars. The origin of this entanglement is unknown. Cape Cross, where this seal rescue took place, is more than 60km away from the nearest town. This seal was lucky enough to be found, most other animals are not. To find out more about our work, please like, comment, share and subscribe to our videos and visit: https://www.ocnamibia.org/ https://gogetfunding.com/Seal/ https://www.patreon.com/OCN Merchandise now available at: https://teespring.com/stores/ocean-conservation-namibia https://twitter.com/NamibiaOcean https://www.instagram.com/oceanconservationnamibia/ https://www.facebook.com/OCNamibia

The one that got away: the rescuers managed to catch their target, but they only saw afterwards that there was a second pup with entanglement only a few meters away! This unfortunate situation shows once again how serious and common entanglements are. We often find four or five or even more entangled animals near each other. For the original target, the rescue mission ends well - a big ball of fishing line is removed from his neck. For the missed seal, we will come back and find him another day, that's what we do. To find out more about our work, please like, comment, share and subscribe to our videos and visit: https://www.ocnamibia.org/ https://gogetfunding.com/Seal/ https://www.patreon.com/OCN Merchandise now available at: https://teespring.com/stores/ocean-conservation-namibia https://twitter.com/NamibiaOcean https://www.instagram.com/oceanconservationnamibia/ https://www.facebook.com/OCNamibia

The rescuers from OCN are in a good mood and are making fun of each other - but they never lose focus of what's ahead. They have identified a target and approach from two sides, increasing the chances of catching the entangled animal. Once in the net, they remove a piece of a torn plastic bag from his neck. It has caused a deep and painful cut, there is scar tissue around the entanglement and a visible scar. The rescuers are confident that the seal will make a full recovery. The team from the Namibian Dolphin Project joined OCN on this day to see what we are up to. To find out more about our work, please like, comment, share and subscribe to our videos and visit: https://www.ocnamibia.org/ https://gogetfunding.com/Seal/ https://www.patreon.com/OCN Merchandise now available at: https://teespring.com/stores/ocean-conservation-namibia https://twitter.com/NamibiaOcean https://www.instagram.com/oceanconservationnamibia/ https://www.facebook.com/OCNamibia

The targeted seal is close to the water and Wally is not very optimist if we can catch her. But luck is on our and the seal's side today: she is fast asleep and only wakes up as we are close enough to grab her! She is tiny, but energetic. She is going through a stage in her life when she grows very fast. For entangled seals it often means that the seal will grow around the entanglement until the seal can no longer eat or breathe properly. In this case, her skin is already covering the fishing line and Wally has to be very careful as he pulls out the knotty fishing line. She is released - and hopefully recovering quickly! To find out more about our work, please like, comment, share and subscribe to our videos and visit: https://www.ocnamibia.org/ https://gogetfunding.com/Seal/ https://www.patreon.com/OCN Merchandise now available at: https://teespring.com/stores/ocean-conservation-namibia https://twitter.com/NamibiaOcean https://www.instagram.com/oceanconservationnamibia/ https://www.facebook.com/OCNamibia