Seal Rescued from Choking

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Another rescue day at Cape Cross. There are no towns or cities or even villages close by, but many seals find themselves entangled in different types of ocean rubbish, often with unknown origin.
This seal found himself choking from a piece of bright white plastic packaging strap around his neck. He was very likely playing with us under water and tried to swim through the loop, only to get stuck in it. As the seal grew, the plastic loop would have gotten tighter and tighter, eventually taking his life.
Luckily the rescuers from Ocean Conservation Namibia were close and quickly grabbed him with the rescue net. A few moment later, the entanglement was cut in half, and the seal was allowed to join his friends again, totally unharmed.
A few seconds of action saved his life. 🦭
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@l.faraday8767 3 года назад

I heaved a sigh of relief when the strap was cut. I imagine the seal did too!

@daddymuggle 3 года назад

She looked like she took a good deep breath.

@bernadette573 3 года назад

I like when he said, "Off you go, little lady."

@amerjothijothi1839 3 года назад

I too feel the same

@geewill 3 года назад

Omg I held my breath while this rescue was happening.. God bless you guys for being there. Thank you ❤❤

@silverlakegirl9078 3 года назад

Every time a line is cut, I imagine how good it must feel to the seals. You can see the the tension release and the body relax. What a slow, painful death for many seals that are undetected. "Death by 1,000 cuts". Watching these videos, I'm riveted to my computer screen. I am soooo grateful for every capture and release by the Seal Whisperers. Nothing stops them. Words are inadequate to express my true gratitude. IMHO, it doesn't get better than this.

@steven.h0629 3 года назад

I'm unconsciously cutting up my properly discarded packing straps so they can't possibly form a loop.. 👀

@rkprashar9885 3 года назад

👍 🙏

@Snookyooz 3 года назад

So many of these loops seem to be deliberately tied to make them into death traps for the poor seals. is it fishermen who don't want competition? I don't live near a seal colony but I make sure that I cut up discarded dental floss, string or rubber bands so that they don't trap birds and other small creatures when they go to landfill. I also cut the hard plastic rings that are part of bottle tops- pill bottles, milk bottles, sealable bottles of all kinds - because they can trap birds and lizards, the unnoticed small creatures that also suffer from our actions.

@eileenentler8993 3 года назад

-- I think you meant to put conscientiously cutting up packing straps ... and thank you SO much for thinking of the animals that might inadvertently get caught in them! I wish EVERYONE was as thoughtful as YOU!

@eileenentler8993 3 года назад

@@Snookyooz -- GOOD for YOU!!! I'd never really thought about the rings that are left on bottles after you remove the lid (pop bottles, power-aids drinks, etc.) until I read something a couple of years ago that said those rings were getting caught on bottle-nosed dolphins'snouts and the poor dolphins were starving and drowning. I now remove them and have a cache stored up -- I'm going to melt them down and pour them into silicone molds and put them in my garden.

@georgielancaster1356 2 года назад

This is important to do with hay bale twine and the cotton twine they use on horse, pig, cattle, sheep, chook feed bags. That can tangle around magpies legs, all sorts of native birds' legs, and then it catches on barbed wire, or a twig on a tree and birds dangle, unable to gey free and die of thirst or hunger or are killed by passing cat, fox, whatever. That cotton thread you pull, opening feed bags to put in bins, IS LETHAL. I have saved about 4 magpies, alone.

@TorchwoodPandP 3 года назад

“The rocks are slippery and the seals are dense...” Now there’s a sentence you don’t see every day, but which perfectly encapsulates what you do. Bravo!

@lucacarta561 3 года назад

You’re italian?

@x-man5056 3 года назад

Yeah but no cause to insult the seals intelligence.

@TorchwoodPandP 3 года назад

@@lucacarta561 nope. Wordplay in Italian?

@georgielancaster1356 2 года назад

Lol. The rocks ARE slippery and the seals don't have degrees, but there's no need to call them thick... Not interested in an academic life, perhaps?

@dianamallory8535 3 года назад

I seen an episode on the USA weather channel this morning, about ghost netting and how they are finding them in Hawaii and rounding them up and are trying to start a program so the fishing industry has to mark their nets so they can be identified. You are making a difference! Thank you for what you do!

@steven.h0629 3 года назад

THIS ^^ is good news.. 🤜💥🤛

@ramblynrocketeer 3 года назад

Everyday we are picking up rubbish that washes up on our beaches 🗑🏝 and we spent many months cleaning up the reefs of fishing lines to help save the coral. Kauai is an amazing place but amount of garbage washing up is remarkable & keeps us busy ♻️💚♻️

@steven.h0629 3 года назад

@@ramblynrocketeer It's mindboggling to put in perspective, a tiny island sticking up in the ocean is collecting tons of trash on it's beaches.. just try to imagine how much crap is out there flowing past Kauai too 👀

@KatsCats2619 3 года назад

Diana that is good news👍💯

@pamelafry7752 3 года назад

It’s nice that they are marking the nets, but that doesn’t stop the turtles, sharks and seals from being tangled up in them. They end up dying or have severe injuries.

@ladybug91969 3 года назад

I hate packing straps!!😡 That seems almost intentional the way it was tied?! So sad! These poor precious creatures deserve better. They should be able to live in their habitat without dying from human ignorance and reckless behavior! Breaks my heart💔😢 Thank you for rescuing her and giving her a second chance. Love OCN! 🦭♥️🙏♻️

@id10t98 3 года назад

You can tell some arsehole tied that thing into a death noose! Hopefully Karma will one day come back to visit that person!!

@Yanquetino 3 года назад

Can't believe how tight that strap was in the photo! Must've been on her for a long time. She'll be grateful to have lost it. I'm amazed none of you has sprained or even broken an ankle playing hopscotch among all those rocks while trying to capture entangled pups. Such rescues could be an Olympic Sport!

@tessjones5987 3 года назад

That seal is so lucky. You guys saved him in time before he was cut up. You are great athletes with kind hearts.

@sharond.2237 3 года назад

Treacherous work, so thankful that you help as many as you can. Awesome job! 👏👏

@maximusprime8029 3 года назад

Omg poor seal. I really hope you keep saving more animals and I appreciate your help!!

@yeet_dip_dip5560 3 года назад

I subbed for the same reason

@jewlzgoldstein6 3 года назад

This is my favorite channel!!

@TXMEDRGR 3 года назад

Nice rock hopping. Thanks for letting us join in the excitment from the comfort of our warm dry homes. Great job folks.

@strobey 3 года назад

That must have felt like such a huge relief for the seal when he cut through that strap. Thank you for being there to help him👍

@Juliozz3 3 года назад

What a terrible entanglement! Thank you for rescuing them!

@patriciawilson1836 3 года назад

THAT "prom decoration" is one she can do without. She looks lovely just as she is . 😄💜

@patriciawilson1836 3 года назад

@Crimson oh, sorry. They called it a "she".

@marilyn726 3 года назад

I was running with you....Great Stuff Guy's...AND soooo respectful, gentle AND loving as Always...🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘😘😘😘👌👌👌

@Nick-kk4kc 3 года назад

This guy would win every CrossFit event ever. Full speed running through and around seals without stepping on them is insanely hard. Thanks for all the amazing work u do!

@patriciawilson1836 3 года назад

And missing the rocks in the process !

@More-Space-In-Ear 3 года назад

It certainly beats tiptoeing through tires along a path 😉😊

@silverlakegirl9078 3 года назад

I think about that every time! Imagine how strong their legs are and the agility of running through a dense pack of seals is astounding!!

@mjgenualdi22 3 года назад

He'd win only if there was a seal at the finish line.

@Senya19 2 года назад

Well to be fair, he stepped on one right before he catches the seal, got at least his fin under one foot. 😅 But I guess that isn't harmfull for the seals at all so... 🤗 What wonders me more is: they are extremely careful with a netted seal where one person is riding it's back, another one is pinning down it's head and they are wearing expansive work gloves because the seal could bite, but then you see them often running in shorts through this field of seals, their mouthes and teeth left right and center. 🤔

@pranjalvw2193 3 года назад

Huge respect for this dude.. He's running with all equipment strangled around the neck with net on one hand, camera on a chest making a way among all seals and barefoot targeting just one with 100% success just at first attempt is amazing.

@trazyntheinfinite1150 3 года назад

he's missed many times before, he is a hardened seal wrangling veteran.

@junbh2 3 года назад

Yeah, they do often miss, but they don't post those videos as often. I don't think they're trying to hide anything though, it would just be a boring video :). But sometimes they mention that they tried to catch a particular seal before and are trying again today. Or sometimes they miss but then see another one and get that one instead.

@annachristina6539 2 года назад

Pranjal VW, I'm with you. But dude, that camera IS NOT around his neck! It's in HIS TEETH!!! How much more respect are you feeling right now?!

@nicklager1666 3 года назад

The floor is hot lava but instead of lava its seals. Great you didnt slip and didnt step on any flippers. No more bowtie for him. 🦭

@permagamerog5332 3 года назад

Hm..

@readchp 3 года назад

Seal was like “I gave my would be kidnappers the slip”!

@RobinPoe 3 года назад

She was surprisingly calm. Cut the one side, She's saying "Yeah, yeah, I know you have to check the other zipper for knots, lets just get on with it,"

@gramsbeth6223 3 года назад

Thank you for all your great organization does to help these marvelous creatures

@domzui 3 года назад

You guys are real hero❤️

@belezadsouza1744 3 года назад

Plzzz expose them n then arrest them fr life who ever is doing this to these poor seals.....I ❤️ seals with my whole 💓💖

@AniFam 3 года назад

The rescue was tougher due to the rocks…Be safe OCN Team~ Thank you for saving the seal! 🤗👍 🔆AniFam〽️

@lindac6032 3 года назад

Those knots and loops had to be deliberate. She was very calm in the net, she knew what was happening. Thanks, guys! 🦭✂️🏃💙

@sirmeowthelibrarycat 3 года назад

Yes - another seal freed from an horrific death. Many congratulations from a friend in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

@АннаБирюкова-м8ь 3 года назад

Ещё одна спасённая жизнь! Молодцы, ребята!

@apoorvsharma3694 3 года назад

I am sure one day would come when the seals would come to you directly guys for help....😍 As like we going to the doctor

@Nakul__Sanatani 3 года назад

Great work brothers ..u all r doing wonderful work 👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️

@lotte5173 3 года назад

The video's of OCN are my absolute feelgood video of the day. Love it....

@kaloren7268 3 года назад

I have been watching your videos for a while and it is almost seems like the anglers are doing this deliberate throwing these snares in the water to entrap these animals. They think that will keep the seals away from their boats. I hope that is not the case. Nevertheless, why are there so many tied in such a perfect noose. Seems too coincidence don’t you think

@28paapu 3 года назад

Heart warming to see the rescue.repects from Hyderabad,India.

@christinebirch7906 3 года назад

Always looks more dangerous for the team at Cape Cross running over all those rocks. At least seals have their blubber to protect them from bumps and bruises. Another good save from the team.

@zik316 3 года назад

You guys have gotten very efficient at this! Wally has been a great addition to the team.

@Farfromyourreach 3 года назад

Every day new cases look how dangerous we humans made this planet 😔

@thecrypticletters 3 года назад

Great work guys! We all are so proud of you guys! Just like everytime, you are like angels for all the earthians, love and support!!

@SalvableRuin 2 года назад

What is an earthian?

@graemepatterson 3 года назад

It makes me sad that you are able to create so much content from an issue that shouldn't be an issue. Amazing work.

@gambog6684 3 года назад

That was never gonna end well for the seal. Great work guys..

@realise6 3 года назад

Tense rescue......for me! Seeing you running on and around wet rocks and weaving through heavy traffic of seals is nerve wracking. You could easily slip and fall and hurt yourself. You are hawk-eyed and fearless!! Thank you for your dedication, all of you.

@archiesto4444 3 года назад

it must be so hard to run through all those guys running away and not as fast at times - you guys are so amazing!!

@Muhammed_Aliyev. 3 года назад

Great

@Biffo1262 3 года назад

Now I am even more certain these things are being made and cast into the sea with the deliberate to kill seals.

@More-Space-In-Ear 3 года назад

Now that would of stopped her living, great rescue guys….🥰

@anitaaustralia 3 года назад

I'm addicted to these videos. So pleased there are people like you doing this work.

@MsOldmom 3 года назад

The chase is hard because they have to dodge the seals while trying to get the one that needs attention.

@Teeb2023 3 года назад

Yeah, dodging the seals and the rocks!

@mimiteas 3 года назад

Great job! It's so hard to be running and avoiding all the rocks and all the seals, yet you did it so fast... Respect!

@hendriklurse6518 3 года назад

Thank you my heroes for saving him ❤️ greetings to all 🙋🏻😊

@TheFelifa 3 года назад

Grüsse zurück... 😊🙋🏼‍♀️

@jorgeeduardogomez3857 3 года назад

Excelente trabajo muchachos 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@bezzbelbo4072 3 года назад

You should write a book / kids book ~ because every description on every video is like a short story about the seal rescuers adventures

@carol.stoeser 3 года назад

Great idea! Any funds from the sale of the book would help fund rescue equipment, etc.

@karensimons6885 2 года назад

Kids tend to respond very well to early exposure to conservation stories.

@OceanConservationNamibia 3 года назад

Please visit our website www.ocnamibia.org to find out more about our work and how to support us. 🦭🦭🦭

@victoriaanderson7954 3 года назад

Thank you everyone! I get nervous on every single rescue over the rocks. You guys are really fleet-footed. Keep up the good work and thanks again. Stay safe and take care of yourselves.

@gtALIEN 3 года назад

God bless 🙏

@ashleytaylor3296 3 года назад

It’s soo good to see people actually doing good from the waste we are making

@alanjones8358 3 года назад

Put a foot pad or knee pad on the front of the nets to make it easier for your self’s

@azzz9765 3 года назад

i thought it sounded like u thought it was done on purpose. like a snare? or just coinceidence?or i am totally wrong lol?

@ramblynrocketeer 3 года назад

Thankful no one slipped on the rocks 🪨 ✨🦭✨ and another seal was rescued!! Mahalo!! 🌴 *He Lā Maika’i Loa!!* _Have A Great Day!_ 🌞

@TheFelifa 3 года назад

great job guys... thanks a lot... 😊🙋🏼‍♀️

@Надежда-п9ы4щ 3 года назад

Еще одного бедолагу спасли,здоровья Вам спасители.

@goinggaga4ladygaga 3 года назад

That must be some relief, like taking off a bra after a 12 hr shift kind of relief 🙌🙏❤️

@freudsigmund72 3 года назад

one that was two sizes too small

@williamstephens9945 3 года назад

😂

@c.w2000 3 года назад

So can relate to this comment 😂, for all the women out there x

@billchristensen9528 3 года назад

Probably a fishing boat crew having a ring toss game with seals... Someone needs their butt kicked.

@trishengard8388 3 года назад

Wow, the number of seals there is crazy. I know the terrain is crazy so thank you for going there and helping those seals💙 love seeing that deep breath they take when you snip off the Human Trash ☹️ thank you all for what you do 😇😇💙💙🙏🙏

@kevgermany 3 года назад

Every one of these that I watch makes me mad and madder. Then grateful for the work you do.

@marcusmarcus4954 3 года назад

Gracias gracias gracias por todo lo que hacen Dios los bendiga 🙏♥️

@goinggaga4ladygaga 3 года назад

You’d think with the amount of seals the place would be covered in seal poop, they must poop out in the water 🤷🏼‍♀️ Things you ponder at 2am, yep I’m weird 😂

@marshwetland3808 3 года назад

Pretty sure there's poop everywhere. I think that's what's all over the deck at the beginning, no?

@silverlakegirl9078 3 года назад

@@marshwetland3808 that was my thinking as well.

@cringy_roblox_liza8946 3 года назад

You guys have good eyesight, while you were chasing the seal i didnt even know where it was until you caught it XD

@tinlidtoo6615 3 года назад

My morning dose of humanity . Thank you ! 👏👏👏

@bh5숨결 3 года назад

When I saw the thumbnail image, I was worried the tight strap might already caused some damage to the seal. And I'm much relieved to see no damage done. Great rescue, OCN!

@maggpiprime954 3 года назад

Am I the only person who, after the relief of the rescue, saw the crashing waves on the shoreline and thought "what a beautiful day"? I just love rainy stormy days, especially on the beach.

@id10t98 3 года назад

I lived in the rainforest of southeast Alaska for over 20 years, where we got 12-14 FEET of rain per year, with 100 mile per hour winds as common as a Tuesday. Huge waves and sheets of rain were normal lol

@maggpiprime954 3 года назад

@@id10t98 Now that's _weather!_ Sounds exciting!

@godofredoneyra9691 3 года назад

I salute to team Ocean Conservation Namibia.!, For Caring.!, Protecting.!, Seal.!!!

@-Suie- 3 года назад

Oh dear that's a lot of puppies to avoid stepping on you poor guys

@StrawberrySoul77 3 года назад

PERFECT RESCUE!! Way to go and thank you OCN! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🦭🦭🦭💗

@michi24580 3 года назад

Nice on guys, well done. She didn't even gruntled

@Nina-vc8mo 3 года назад

Настоящий муравейник ,,,котиков,,, дай вам бог всем здоровья за труд и помощь природе 🌹🙏🙏🙏

@nikolausvucina6815 3 года назад

New record in closing the zipper! Congratulation! You are doing a good job!!

@savaciric3604 Год назад

Humani i plemeniti ljudi.Svaka čast.Živeli.

@jimmyfortrue3741 3 года назад

Lots of traffic today... You guys maneuvered it well !

@muffasa9544 3 года назад

@Jet-xk7ss 2 года назад

If only they understood, they’d be so grateful. Thank you for posting the videos.

@bigsteve6729 3 года назад

Good job guys. Whoever designed that net definitely had experience with these animals, great design!

@micpar2 3 года назад

Great jobs guys thank you for all the hard work you do. So great to see humans saving animals for a change.

@hopetopper7956 3 года назад

😲 Wow.. from far away, the seal looks ready to be gift wrapped & FedEx!! Not cool at all for humans to leave their garbage for seal to collect & choke. 😓😟 Thank you Team OCN for spotting this beautiful seal 🦭 and removing the plastic strap. 👏🥰👍🦭🌍✂️

@cheechee5378 3 года назад

Hello Everyone.. wooo wee that was a tight strap. That seal is relieved. Thank you so much for all that you do.. thanks )

@oxennguyen3148 3 года назад

VERY IMPORTANT TO PICK UP EVERY STRINGS, ROPES YOU GUYS CUT OUT OF THEIR NECK because NATURE WILL FIND WAYS TO ENTANGLE THEM BACK SOME OTHER WAYS YOU WILL NEVER IMAGIN. THANKS YOU FOR YOUR GOOD SERVICE TO NATURE. GOD BLESS EVERYONE OF YOU PEOPLE.

@carol.stoeser 3 года назад

OCN keeps and documents everything they cut off the seals. No worries about that. The videos just don't show them stashing the entanglement items in the vehicle & filling out the paperwork they keep to track all the entangled seals.

@robertwhatley2825 3 года назад

How can anyone dislike what they are doing? I don’t understand who would vote negatively yet many have. Puzzling for sure! Thanks much for your concern saving a seal at a time, you certainly deserve donations to continue your humane service!

@punkindrublic14 3 года назад

Again and again the same video, over and over, and I never tire of watching these great saves... You guys rule!

@jezza159 3 года назад

My morning dose of OCN rescuing a beautiful seal makes my day. Sometimes I get to watch it before I go to bed at around midnight but mostly it starts my day off. At least I know my small donation can help you guys and the wonderful work you do. Please everyone please consider opening up a patreon account for even just a small amount to help these wonderful people out. They are making a difference but without our help it wouldn't be possible. The more we donate the more seals are saved from a certain painful horrible death. If you don't know how to open up an account just ask the OCN team they will show you. Jeremy Downunder

@lisaedwards9597 2 года назад

I've watched a fair amount of these uploads now. And I just want to say how marvellous you all are. In your dedication,time and care of these beautiful innocent animals. It amazes me how you spot the smallest piece of plastic showing on the seal (if it's cutting in and partially grown over), and amongst thousands of stampeding seals, you just spot it,belt after it at a 100mph, net it and mend it. It is totally amazing. Thank God for you guys. I hope these videos help in teaching all people about the dangers of plastic pollution in our seas. 😎😎

@philiplaing6904 3 года назад

Here in the middle of Canada, I admire the work that you do to rescue these animals from our negligence and stupidity

@christyliebel9500 2 года назад

New viewer. Just found your channel this past weekend. Subscribed. Humanity stands a chance when there are people like you all showing the rest of us how to be better, caring humans with a love for the animals around us. We are to all be caretakers of the planet and shepherd the beasts of the fields. Thank you.

@goulielmoviasyni6914 3 года назад

Ahoy! Just breaks my heart when i see what modern industry does to these poor animals. Thank you for your work and care for these seals. I hope your work brings world attention to all to dispose of their garbage better ..