This seal did not put up much of a fight when Antoine used the custom built rescue net to catch this young Cape Fur Seal who had a piece of fishing line wrapped around his neck. Once immobilized, the seal moved around in the net a bit, but he did not flinch when the rescuers cut the entanglement. It was tight, but it had not cut into his flesh yet. They decided to release the seal through the front zipper, and he took a little moment to check what has been going on around him, before he slowly hops back into the water. A very relaxed rescue! 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

Another boat rescue run - the team spotted 4 entangled seals, but 2 of them could get away too quickly and the rescuers were not able to catch them, at least this time. They will come back for them another day, when they are back on the beach. The other two rescues were done successfully, with one packaging strap and one fishing line removed from the seals' necks. It will always be a shock to us how many entangled seals we can find within one group. Entanglements are not isolated, they are everywhere. 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

Boat rescuers have added a new dimension to OCN's seal rescues - especially on hot days, our seals prefer to stay close to the cold water. If we approach from the beach, they can get away from us very easily, before we can get close to them - if we are even able to spot them! Seals are used to tour boats from Marine Harbour Cruises in Walvis Bay, and they do not seem them as a threat. We can get close to the colony and scan for entanglements without disrupting them. The water is shallow, and the rescuers can simply jump off the boat with the rescue nets in their hands. Wally steered the boat, and Antoine and Naude jumped off for rescues once they spotted their targets. Antoine caught his seal very quickly with the net, and Naude realised that his target was a recapture - he had already been rescued from an entanglements a while ago, and his scar made it look like a new one. He joined Antoine who was already busy with his second seal: a young and angry baby seal who almost bit Naude's leg. He seemed to be stuck in something similar to a very tight hair band. The first seal waited patiently in the net, maybe because he remembered that he had already been rescued before! For the OCN team, recaptures are very important to follow up on the seals' healing process. 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

At Cape Cross, the rescuers from OCN spot a seal with yellow fishing line wrapped around its neck. They lose sight of the entangled seal in the crowd, but Naude spots a different one with plastic wrapping around his head. It looks like a plastic ribbon, but once removed, Naude can identify the logo as the NamMilk logo, a Namibian dairy company. The seal is strong and feisty, the plastic had not caused any damage to the seal's skin yet. The majority of seal entanglements originate in the fishing industry, but this particular one could also be attributed to domestic rubbish. Either way, it does not belong around a seal's neck. 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

Few seals get a name from us, they are wild animals, not pets. Some seals have either very distinct entanglements or physical features that make them so unique that they get a name. We have rescued Hulk, Julius and Brutus before, and we are still looking for Heisenberg and Gandalf, even though we do not expect to find them anymore. Cyclops was seen first a few weeks ago at Pelican Point. The rescue team tried to catch him, but he was so big and strong that he did not even feel the net, he pushed it away like a mosquito. The second time we spotted him off a kayak, and there was unfortunately no chance to catch him. When we got a call out from a local fish factory, we surely did not expect to meet our old friend again. We assume he likes to hang out there to get the scraps from the fishing factories, which is also the reason why we agreed to feed him in order to lure him closer, something we would never do at Pelican Point. Cyclops was very chilled and Naude eventually managed to cut the plastic packaging strap of his neck with the rescue pole. Cyclops probably didn't even know that he had ever been in trouble from entanglement, but we are very pleased that we can tick him off our to do list. 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

Two very unusual entanglements in one rescue run: a bright orange dog chewing toy and a bright green fishing line spool. Both entanglements were visible from far away from the walkway at Cape Cross. The rescuers needed a bit of time to get close enough to the seals without scaring them away, but their patience paid off and they managed to catch both entangled seals. The green spool sits tight, but the rescuers do not want to cut through the thick plastic, they rather slide the seal out of the spool. Luckily it is not too tight yet and the spool comes off. The rescuers have help from Likius, one of the park rangers at Cape Cross. The second seal was caught in a dog toy necklace. The material is a lot softer than the plastic spool and the rescuers use their Leatherman tools to cut it off. The seal seemed to enjoy hanging out in the rescue net, or maybe he was just relieved that he was not eaten by human beings and able to breathe again - we will never find out. We will also never find out why people assume it is acceptable to throw their rubbish into 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

The rescuers from OCN brought their kayaks along, a slightly different approach for their daily seal patrol. Because of exceptionally hot weather, seals tend do stay closer to the water than usual and entangled seals would be able to escape into the ocean before being helped. They spotted entangled seal very quickly and jumped out of their kayaks. Antoine was the first to catch a seal with his rescue net, and Naude stepped into help him. 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

This cute little guy did what most animal and human children do - look for help from his mom! The rescuers from OCN could spot this massive ball of fishing line from far away. The little baby seal had gotten himself into serious trouble, fishing line was wrapped around his chest several times. Young seals grow very fast, and within a few weeks, he would not have been able to breathe anymore. The actual rescue took only a few seconds, and he could reunite with his mother immediately. 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 OCN team splits into two as Antoine and Denzil have spotted their entangled seal and Naude and Wally decide to scan the rest of the group for any other entangled seals. As the rescue attempt starts Antoine and Denzil loose track of their entangled seal, but luckily Denzil manages to spot it again and stop it so that Antoine can secure it in the net. Luckily for the seal the rescuers have gotten rid of this dangerous entanglement before any serious damage was done. 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