Naude and Antoine run the seal gauntlet to catch and disentangle this large male cape fur seal that was stuck of a piece of overalls usually worn by workers in the oil and gas industry. 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

Katja and Naude Dreyer, founders of Ocean Conservation Namibia never do a family beach day without their rescue net. On this day Naude took his son Dylan to the beach to surf but they decided to quickly check in on the seals too. They found this adult female fast asleep and snuck right up to her and got the net over her head without her even waking up. After she got a huge fright tthey quickly got to work. Dylan asked to cut her free as he had never done it before. Once they let her go, she ran towards Dylan and gave him a huge fright! He quickly learned that you always respect, and never underestimate the speed of a wild Cape Fur Seal! 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

Naude and Antoine set out to catch 2 entangled seals, and end up catching 4! 3 of these were entangled in ocean pollutions, and one of them was a recapture - a seal that was freed by the team before, but still carried a scar. This video was taken in June, when the incidence of entanglements is usually at it's highest. 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 rescue was unfortunately not a full victory. Naude and Antoine saw this large female while driving along the beach, and quickly responded by catching her in the net. Once caught, they could see that the gill net around her throat was very tight, and new skin had already grown over large parts of the lines. On these lines were numerous knots, and they could not just pull the line out, as those knots would cause immense pain and potentially a lot more damage to the poor seal. Eventually she managed to wrestle herself free and escape into the ocean. Although the lines were not all removed, at least they were cut which means that there was no more tension, and that the lines could not do further damage. 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 one was definitely the winner of "Strangest Entanglement Material 2020"! In this rescue, Naude and Antoine catch and free 3 different entangled seals, including 1 that was stuck in some frayed strands of a ship's firehose! 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

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Once again - for the 4th time in 2 weeks the OCN team find themselves having to remove ocean trash from a baby seal that is less than 2 months old. Is this fair? 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

You will often hear the OCN talking about "recaptures" when looking for seals. A recapture is a seal that has been caught and freed before, and still has a scar. They can be very confusing sometimes, as it is very hard to tell them from entangled animals. As in this case, when they are not 100% sure they rather attempt to catch the animal and make sure - rather that leave it and let the animal endure more pain and suffering. 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 found this tiny little pup wrapped in thick fishing line and trailing a big hook and weight behind him. They managed to get quite close while he was sleeping, and the second he noticed the guys he jumped up for his life trying to scramble away. Wally managed to secure him and they could get to work removing the burden that would surely have cost him his life it it hadn’t been found soon. 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