Huge seal STRANGLED by packing strap

Pelican Point, Namibia, is home to a massive Cape Fur seal colony due to our huge amount of fish in the ocean. Ten thousands of seals reside at the Skeleton Coast between Walvis Bay, Swakopmund all the way up to Angola. With an active fishing industry around, we encounter a lot of discarded old fishing nets and fishing line, often carelessly thrown into the ocean, a typical symptom of climate change and human impact on our pristine environment. Seals are incredibly playful and often end up stuck in a piece of ocean pollution.
Luckily Antoine and Naude from Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) found this big seal bull on time. They caught it with their custom build net, cut it loose with their faithful Leatherman tool, and he could run off to his friends. 🦭
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Ocean Conservation International (OCI) is registered as a non-profit organization under chapter 501(c)3. Donations to OCI are tax deductible in the United States. All donations are used to support the seal rescue team from Ocean Conservation Namibia.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

gogetfunding.com/Seal/ Thank you very much for supporting our work!

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

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[@nunyoubusyness6345]

Looks like a lot of fun🌞🌞🌞💙💙💙🌞🌞🌞Thank you!!!

[@thesunreport]

Is there a reason that you stay silent??..I couldn't help thinking some calming words/tones might have put it a bit at ease...especially as it couldn't see you when it was in the net??

[@educationalkida1759]

That's a great job 👏 👍

[@rodmact6548]

thesunreport better to be silent than add audio content to an animal’s (or a human’s) moments of fear, terror, pain or shock.

[@OldBlue560]

I love how their first thought after releasing that giant was to run get the line before it washed back out. These videos should make us all want to do better.

[@pepperypeppers2755]

They've stated in other videos that they collect the materials for research purposes. Understanding how entanglements happen is even more important than untangling in the long run

[@subwarpspeed]

Sure they collected all but the camera and tools were also in the path (guess the camera is water resistant but better to not get it wet)

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

I'm paying more attention to groups that are fighting trashing the oceans because of their work. It's the most I can do to help these guys. Aren't they great?

[@adnan_honest_jihadist5775]

Wdym with make us all want to do better?

[@brandipollard3311]

@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775 they mean that we need to start taking care of the only reason humans are here!! None of us would have a home if we don't have a planet! 💯

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

When I saw that big one I was like, “sheesh that ones huge. Glad they don’t have to-OMGG!”

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

It was one of our biggest ones at that stage, it was so scary.

[@richardbidinger2577]

Yeah, you just know the teeth on that one were going to be huge. The grunts and snorts coming from that one were scary all by themselves.

[@whitedead668]

Same

[@dennismakowski9973]

I bet !!! Huge fucker !!!!

[@engelheim457]

@@OceanConservationNamibia a fine animal indeed. Thanks for the amazing work 👌🏻

[@kathybricco1464]

That was reallly a BIG boy! He was trying so hard to get you guys but you finally got him....good work!

[@QuiltLady]

I give such respect to this group of conservationists, so dedicated and kind. Story’s are wonderful and sometimes sad. But always compelling. Thank you for your service to these wonderful animals.

[@s.h.8228]

Good rescue guys. That seal was HUGE! So glad that you all were able to help him to get untangled. Awesome 👍❤️

[@WilliamHunterII]

Oh but you grabbed a big boy that time. LOL. Good job, men. My wife is a nurse. That's what she would call a noncompliant patient.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Hahaha! Thank you very much!

[@noideazrl7721]

Wow!!!! We need more people like you!!!! Who save and care about animals!!! Hope this channel get really big so that everyone can see your hard work 💪

[@user-uz9oo6hc5t]

Вы одни из лучших детей нашей планеты . Спасибо Вам !!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇦

[@Rebecca-qx1et]

Heroes....the best among us. Thanks you Naude and crew for your dedication to helping these creatures. That was one big guy, wow!

[@yanchai8835]

Thank you so so much for giving those seals a new life

[@vitalyandryushin9053]

You guys are true heroes helping this poor things is a true dedication👍🏻

[@patriciakunz1198]

THis is amazing! WOnderful that you can recognize the seal in the pack that requires help. Brave and brilliant.

[@yanniyanni5800]

It's amazing how resilient these seals are being choked the way they are. Bless you guys for helping them.

[@tommywilson9836]

Of course the biggest seal on the beach is the one that needs help. That was ballsy.

[@ZenTeaNow]

Wow, you are brave! Thank you for doing such a wonderful thing for the seal ❤️

[@nancymiller7294]

Thank you both for your kindness. A great job well done by two brave men.

[@stefannijenhuis6688]

3:03 That's what you call perfect timing! I'm getting a bit addicted to watchting these rescue video's.

[@chrisbaker9366]

That was a big boy, definitely gets the Adrenalin pumping.

[@mimossaa6360]

Your reflexes really have to be on point doing this job! It's amazing how quick and strong seals are, even on land!

[@soniahardie5568]

Just want to say thank you for all you do for these animals....💞

[@mariaconcepcion4575]

Good job guys!! Love what you're doing you guys are angels🙏😃❤️

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Thank you very much!

[@DivineMizE]

That seal was gigantic! I'm amazing he held still. Your partner hardly weighed enough to hold him down. Good job! 😁

[@nomebear]

Wiry! Lean, tough, and sinewy. That is how I would describe Antoine. You make a great team working together, and to pull something like this off.

[@laurawilliams5363]

It is amazing how calm they become (many of them) when they realize you are helping them. Keep up your incredible work, you all are awesome!

[@GatorNick]

What an awesome thing you all do for these animals. Bravo 👏 👏 👏

[@jklfds85]

That's definitely some skill to dodge all those seals just to catch the one you are after! Incredible skills and endurance! Respect!

[@MoniB888]

You are so incredibly kind & so incredibly brave. What an amazing feat. Bravo! 💖🥰❤️

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Thank you so much.

[@erdmannelchen8829]

@Mr. Shlock They didn't mean the limb.

[@user-mm2rh9be4o]

Ребята, спасибо вам за то что вы делаете!!!

[@andrewhansen4179]

Another heart warming success story! You guys rock !

[@citizenshipkingdomofgod8108]

I'm glad you are there for the seals. God bless you always. 🤗 This is something good for National Geographic do episodes on for children and adults to watch. 🌹🌷😘

[@carolchan2872]

Thank you all for doing such a great job saving the lives of these poor animals. May the Lord bless you.

[@Goldiegirl2009]

That one was huge. Glad you both had the courage to take him on!

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

🙂

[@markquickfall2634]

You guys are heroes! No fear. No hesitation. Total dedication. The world needs more of you!!!

[@deanie3246]

Wow. You are courageous. Thank you.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

The seals are getting bigger - but we are gaining experience too. We might just need a bigger net eventually.

[@Sea_Leech]

@@OceanConservationNamibia soon youll be catching elephant seals with nets as big as vans (cause elepant seals can get as big as cars) lol

[@AlexBeerForEveryone]

Seal was like, oh nooo trapped in another thing I cant get out of. Im dooooomed!!! Minute late. Hoooray now I free of both. Thank you human ❤️❤️

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

That's the hope! We wonder what they are thinking when we come with the big net... But for some seals, the relief is clearly showing. They can finally breathe, move freely, and eat.

[@rhys3089]

AlexBeerForEveryone or what the hell guys I liked that necklace

[@cherryares7754]

@@rhys3089 no

[@fernandocuevas6148]

It's spelled hooman in doggo

[@cherryares7754]

@@fernandocuevas6148 no

[@lisastevens-davis5511]

You guys are awesome! I'm so grateful there are people like you in the world

[@lorrainegreen6782]

Amazing men! Great job you’re doing! 🥰

[@rajamanohar8004]

Sir extremely nice job to attend the innocent creatures to relieve them of pain inflicted by humans

[@johnlost9671]

That was the boss

[@jklfds85]

The chief!

[@soldier6173]

He is just a chunky boi

[@user-tt3ws2ny3s]

God bless and support you and your families.... Ali Al rubaie from Iraq حفظكم الله تعالى وأعانكم وعوائلكم علي الربيعي من العراق

[@karenreaves4098]

God bless you and the people of Iraq. علي الربيعي

[@maninthehills7134]

Alpha male my a$$. Ain't got nothin' on hoomans with a net

[@Life_is_Awesome_Civil]

I subscribed you channel because u helping animals

[@veganath]

The down side of this is that some morally reprehensible people will create problems for animals e.g. put packing straps on seals and then record themselves being the heroes and making the claim to helping animals so as to generate revenue, please be careful. I am not suggesting these men are doing this but the incentive structure is such that it is a possibility, hope you understand.

[@DieBastler1234]

@@veganath I see your point, but in the specific case of seals that seems pretty unlikely to me.

[@veganath]

@@DieBastler1234 *"seems pretty unlikely to me"* yes I agree, but the atrocious incentive structure inherent to our socioeconomic system is there, another example pharmaceutical companies understand that a patient cured is a customer lost.

[@childofgod7023]

I make sure to hit the thumbs up on Everyone of their videos as well.

[@franciswheatgerm2082]

@@veganath The seals are part of the scheme - they let the dudes approach and entangle them up in exchange for fresh fish, booze, and waterproof tv sets where they can watch "Blue Planet"... Man, let these guys do their amazing work and let the dude help with his subscription. Why contamine such an inspiring video with negative and depressive possibilities? Yes, there are quite a few heartless motherfuckers in this world but let's give them our attention and energy when the ocasion demands it.

[@bill38804]

That's a Humdinger beast!! Great job keep it up.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Thank you very much!

[@sharongeorge5449]

Spectacular, heroic effort; thank you for all you do!

[@RiayToons]

In our age this seems like a never ending work. Our modern day life is of pollution and waste is constantly produced. Yet. You and your team have a bountiful sense of commitment and energy to constantly continue on your mission to preserve sea life... It seems like an endless cycle and I stands in shock and awe when I realise that if I am an activist it would be a life time task. I wish I had such strong sense of commitment and enthusiasm to constantly help my human and animal companions. It is a no end task!

[@acatwithinternet5635]

This looks like fun. I'd definitely do this if I lived near that beach.

[@shanecormier1]

I'm sure you will when you see a need.

[@barbydeane6185]

LOVE the zipper hood net,🇨🇭really smart innovation there♡♡

[@trobinson4495]

Thank you for helping the seals! You guys are awesome!

[@timeforthinkers7418]

You guys are truly amazing. That seal was huge yet you went right in there and carried out your mission and freed him. WOW!

[@kerruo2631]

That seal is massive. I'm glad that you guys were brave enough to take it on.

[@gazewonderer]

OH MY GOD YOU SUCCEEDED!!!!!!! i was so scared for you!!! thank you!!!

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

We are very, very happy and proud :-)

[@ISHAKABOOM]

That thing is massive! For sure one of the biggest ones I've seen you guys do a recue on! WOW! This is turning into some alligator type stuff! So cool. Yet so sad. We as humans need better waste management.

[@Donnosaurus]

Not only is it amazing that you help them, but even that concern at the last part about the strap almost getting flushed in the water again. Heroes.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Thank you very much!

[@intriguedbyu]

Thank you for bringing awareness to this i had no idea that seals got caught in fishing lines and ropes easily thank you for your service 💗💗🙏

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Glad to help. They are very curious, they will play with anything they can find. We once had a seal stuck in a toilet seat, another time we found a seal wrapped up in a full soccer net (there is a video of that one on our channel). It's horrible.

[@reginerunge6379]

Well all nature suffers from randomly thrown trash... please cut open every single piece of ribbon rubber or plastic that you throw away!!!

[@mediocreman6323]

Whenever you run into a herd of seals I wonder which one it … oh. The biggest one. I suppose that guy weighed more than you two together, and you were rightfully scared of him. Good job.

[@carolgraham8564]

I have so much respect for you guys and the very difficult job that you do to save the seals. Thank you

[@LichterLohe]

True brave heroes with a good heart and fabuolous breathtaking intentions.

[@understanddontbelieve8610]

I totally agree. Brave souls doing a wonderful thing for the animals, thank you and many blessings. God speed!!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@shanecormier1]

Ya'll need a bouncer for the big ones.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Good idea!

[@Monxtv]

Can you explain to me this please? I search bouncer and it’s a thing for babies

[@VieraXXII]

@@Monxtv A bouncer in most North American cities is usually a large man who guards the entrances of night clubs and bars. He is usually large in stature and able to get drunks or bad boys out without too much fuss. Hope that helps

[@thissmithymanga7119]

@@VieraXXII also means the same in the uk

[@thyslop1737]

Amazing how fast those seals can run.

[@CreativeCreatorCreates]

There’s nothing more attractive then helping kids and animals.

[@magixcue9512]

First time watching , you're are just wonderful hero. Helping all the seals to relieve their pains. Thank you !

[@andytaylor1588]

Outstanding work. Thank you so much!! (12 viewers gave thumbs down and are going to hell.)

[@dingo23451]

amazing how fast they are on no legs

[@denisaraujocanalbikeleteem8154]

Parabéns Fabuloso o resgate de vocês...✌✌👏👏

[@jbaby362]

This seal was huge, y'all are so brave doing what you do

[@wkim6457]

Not an easy passion. Blessings sent to you for the incredible job being done.

[@BTipp24]

This seems like a rewarding job. You guys are doing a great thing! Keep up the great work!

[@user-du2jp2yu8n]

Молодцы ребята!!!Успехов в спасательных операциях!👍👍👍☝☝☝✊👊✋

[@BrianAz]

THAT WAS A BIG ONE! Dangerous work for a wonderful outcome! Keep it up!

[@lass-inangeles7564]

Fantastic job guys! That was one mighty dude with a fighting spirit. You both must be enormously strong to handle that huge seal. What a terrific job!!!

[@elviracaceresramos1534]

Excelente y muy hermoso lo que hacen felicitaciones 👍 me gustó ver estos videos saludos amigos ☺️

[@LaserRanger15]

Really nice thing to do. I can't see any way of stopping the ocean pollution though. Too many people, just don't care

[@liquidminds]

On the ocean, you usually got the problem that the companies don't want to pay high wages so they pay the cheapest and least educated workers on the planet to do it. They get hardly any money and give even less of a shit about their job, the ocean or its inhabitants. They only care about the check they can send home to feed their kids. But the vast majority of plastic in the oceans comes from 10 rivers in India and South-East-Asia. Again, because people are too poor to care about anything but their own survival, because large corporations want to make even more money...

[@freebird7017]

First thing to do, stop creating a market for fishing trawlers.

[@TheDongSooYeoUnBox]

Oh, it could be done. But the problem are not the individuals. 90% of all types of pollution are produced by 100 companies in the whole world. Just 100. It could be stopped if there were better laws forcing companies to not just throw away waste and garbage. But these companies have money, and with that they pay politicians to make laws that don't hurt them. And in some places like USA it's perfectly legal to do that publically.

[@chrise.321]

I like how they rescued the net, scissors and camera after rescuing the seal!!!

[@Sickey]

Amazing!!!!! Great job guys your risking getting badly injured for the cause. The size of ⚽️⚽️ you guys have outstanding 👍🏼

[@daisycocoa2557]

The seal in my cove is HUGE twice this one’s size and I worry about him/her. The fishermen cast and drag their line around the seal with not a worry. The boaters zoom around with not a worry. She/he looks happy for now. Luckily Cape Cod is a seasonal place and I think Sparky leaves in the winter time, its been 3 summers of survival now that we know of. Everyone swims in the cove with him and his occasional friends and the seals have never bothered anyone. We do not interact or feed them just enjoy the show.

[@donaldking8288]

Thank you all so much for saving that seal ❤

[@goodandevil8505]

WOW! That was a biiiig and tough guy! Thank you once again!

[@cr1sp3y56]

I just found your channel and I gotta say: You are an incredible team, please keep going with your amazing (team)work!

[@WatersandWilderness]

I'm so glad that there are people willing to help these critters.

[@suearmstrong9597]

BRAVE HEARTS..♥️♥️. JUST TOO KIND FOR WORDS. Thank You for SAVING that HUGH. Seal. 🍃🌏🕊

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Our pleasure!

[@kingsamoanOG]

I'm not sure why but I have been sitting here the last few days binge watching these guys save seals. It's a pretty damn awesome channel 1Luv keeps up the great work!!!!

[@ymac7245]

2:53 Mr. Seal was like: "well guys I played along for 2 mins, but now you're pushin your luck!"

[@flaviarolim8729]

Obrigada a equipe, que salva nossos animais marítimos. Parabéns pelo serviço prestado a comunidade marítima.

[@Cherie7233]

You guys do not even need to speak. You read each other’s every move. And it’s beautiful

[@sandrastevens2793]

These are the hardest working guys. Deserve a lot of credit for what they do.

[@MegaJcoulter]

Thank you for doing what you do... it probably doesn’t pay well but is most likely quite fulfilling in other ways... Thank You!

[@IsThisAvailable550]

That was a large tough one... Good save of the camera & cutting gear 👍

[@chrisstclair3954]

Gentleman you do amazing work admire the courage it takes to help the large adult seals. Mother nature thanks you.

[@F.Krueger-cs4vk]

👍🏻👌🏻Wow, well done guys, thankyou for your kindness. Best wishes from Australia. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kristienp]

And the thrilling moment when you realize they had to beat an oncoming wave threatening to take the hair sample away! My goodness!

[@luizfernandes9951]

PARABÉNS PELO MAGNÍFICO TRABALHO

[@susanb.1113]

Holding my breath the whole time.... Skill and bravery like you have is incredible.

[@donstoddard8458]

So glad there's some people in the world that really care thank you

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Our pleasure!

[@onearmy942]

That was a big boy!!!!! Great job

[@McSeal]

My Lord! What an absolute chonk!

[@AC-qz3uj]

Mad respect for tackling such huge seals!

[@adamjones9604]

What an amazing job these blokes do. So admirable. Brilliant. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@trevormann8221]

Neenah, that one got your blood pumping, great job

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

We will die of heart attacks one day. Still worth it.

[@jorgesantoine24]

I cheer everyone you guys untangle another seal....keep going ;-))

[@ms.sleeper1902]

Wow that was a very big seal..great job and thanks for caring❣️🙋🇺🇸

[@davidaraya3060]

Dios los bendiga siempre gracias desde Colombia por tan bella labor bendiciones

[@candidablanton906]

Thank heavens for people like y'all , these guys wouldn't of made it

[@seikibrian8641]

* "Wouldn't *have* made it." (Or the contraction "wouldn't've," the mishearing of which leads to the erroneous "wouldn't *of"* when hearing it but not reading it.)

[@eternalearth88]

I wish I could give you guys all my money to keep doing this and saving animals T.T

[@deploralaura3184]

Awesome guys. Thank you for caring...and sharing👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤

[@Wigglythegreat2]

He is a big, strong, smart seal. He knew enough to try to back out of the net initially instead of charging forward. Nice job guys.

[@kilroy2517]

Yeah I was wondering if he'd been netted before.