Baby Seals Rescued From Severe Entanglements

Whichever way they turn, the rescuers find entangled animals - Six in this massive group alone, plus one previously rescued seal. Four out of the six seals had really severe entanglements with bad cuts. Marine animals are mutilated by marine litter each year. This is an issue we will continue to address. This has to STOP!
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[@OceanConservationNamibia]

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

[@lindac6032]

That first entanglement was horrible!😢 At first I thought there was something red around the seal's neck, but then I saw that awful wound. The poor pup was so confused when he came out of the net, but now he'll live. Thanks, Roman and Antoine!👏

[@marisasilvasilva9968]

A água salgada cura os ferimentos?

[@user-xy7ge3un1v]

Yes salt water will clean and heal the injuries ❤

[@carlavanherrewaarden6451]

💔The fact you found 6 entangled seals within minutes, while going in 'blind', breaks my heart, but also shows your amazing skills. I'm so grateful to you all, for having saved these pups. THANK YOU!🙏❤️🦭

[@apveening]

It makes me wonder how many they miss.

[@geewill]

Same thoughts exactly!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ OCN!

[@haggielady]

Took the words right out of my head.

[@bonnieallen5902]

All bountiful thank you all for being kind to them❤😊

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

👍

[@nicklager1666]

So many seals that get the help they need. So glad when you have days like these.

[@marigeobrien]

It hurts my heart to see them in so much pain. Thank you, OCN team for all you do.

[@elenakuvatova9866]

Благодарю за прекрасную работу, Вы Рыцари Добра ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RL-RL]

I knew after yesterdays double rescue that there would be more in that group that needed help. Talk about mass chaos and so many that needed help! If it weren't OCN's experience, and skill set, these that were saved would have not made it much longer. THANK YOU TEAM OCN for saving these 6 pups! Now go heal and get strong little ones!

[@lambinwolfsclothing]

So sad to see so many innocents hurting so severely. As much as my heart aches for the poor victims of human carelessness, it also swells with hope because teams of rescue heroes like you live in the world.

[@wekebu]

Saving this many seals from torture is amazing. I have stopped buying any clothing that's made out of polyester / plastics.

[@ArDeeMee]

Plant fibres are just as destructive. The issue is our ingenuity in weaving/knitting the fibres to create fabric with much more durable qualities. I‘d recommend cutting old clothes into flat planes, aka destroying the holes we so often see. Unless you’re donating them, of course. There’s no solution we as consumers can bring about, the pollution is a systemic issue. Just go by what you can afford, and don’t blame yourself if you have no choice but to take the cheapest option. The important part is „no choice“, because that’s the system I‘m talking about…

[@steveb6103]

Finished with 2. And then running into the group blind to save 6 more lives. That's 8 more reasons to Subscribe! They don't ask, so we do!

[@annemaclean6634]

Oh my goodness, guys, it never seems to end does it? Some really nasty cuts there, these poor creatures, it's horrible to see it. Well done, guys, for rescuing these lovely animals from the dreadful entanglements. 👍👍

[@kareyreuben3869]

Those poor animals with those horrible entanglements cutting their flesh open. Thank you, OCN crew, for what you're doing.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

We are unfortunately not solving the problem, but only treating the symptoms of the plastic crisis with our rescues. The goal of these videos is to show the consequences of this pollution and create a change to tackle its roots - namely our addiction to single-use plastics, the lack of law enforcement at sea, and the shortcomings of the recycling industry.

[@lindac6032]

Naude broke the Cling Wrap on seal #6 with his bare hands--but it was strong enough to eventually unalive the seal if not removed. Thanks, Naude!🦭♻️

[@grandymommy4531]

So many hurt babies. They all have a chance now, thanks to you guys. Such good work.

[@paddyjenkins8458]

That would have been 6 dead seals if it wasn’t for OCN. That was really heartbreaking, so much unnecessary pain. When are we as supposedly intelligent humans going to respect our planet. Thank you OCN you are true humanitarians cause you lead by example.

[@ellenschneider7787]

So glad that the team found so many patients in such a short amount of time-yet so sad that there were that many patients who needed to be found😢

[@mikeyt6785]

Not only successful, but done with such high standards ❤😊

[@hendriklurse6518]

Thank you my heroes for saving them ❤️ greetings to all 😊🙋🏼 and wishing you all a nice weekend 😊

[@clwbchbabycakes]

Always glad to see extra hands out there helping. 🧜🏽‍♀💜🦭

[@eileenentler8993]

I thought the first seal was being strangled by something red, but then I realized it was a horrific wound. SO glad that the team caught and removed so many entanglements, but SO depressing that there were THAT many to remove. Thanks, OCN, for being there and protecting these precious creatures 💙

[@ishp2]

Friendly reminder. Please don't skip ads, it helps them monetize their videos and commitment to rescue our little cuties in the ocean! CHEERS TO 2024 and PEACE!

[@katarzynakazmierczak1490]

Tyle bólu i cierpienia szkoda że są ludzie którzy nie patrza na tą tragedię zwierzat dziekujemy panowie za wasze oddanie i ratunek w tej sprawie ❤❤❤🦭🇵🇱

[@DIMSWAT]

Молодцы, так держать!

[@seanhorton3811]

Excellent work of helping out those 6 seals.

[@bkm2797]

Wow, always sad but grateful when you are able to save so many, you can almost feel their pain, so many nasty cuts. You are their heroes,mind ours too! Thank you!❤️👍🕊

[@swansong5263]

I just want to heap the biggest amount of praise To this wonderful team of men. Those injuries were horrific. I just wanted to comfort each and every one of Those poor animals. The one with that deep wound seemed to be Looking for a mothers love. Oh dear! I’m afraid I would be so useless in this job. My respect just gets bigger with every save. Best wishes from England.

[@marybrown1539]

Anyone else in tears especially from 5 minutes in . Thank you for trying to correct all the damage mankind had done❤. X

[@marieke3032]

Those were horrible cuts! 😢 Heartbreaking to see how many entangled pups you catch going in blind. 🌊🦭✂️🌍💙 Nice to see Roman joining the team! 🦈🦑

[@yamnjam]

All those seals must feel SO much better!

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Indeed 🙂

[@krista2216]

Beautiful, you got so many seals in one run. Thank you so much for rescuing these precious lives ❤😊

[@dannymbass]

Love the fact you keep asking him about forcing the line. To only teaching him but you are worried it hurting the seal. Love❤

[@tergar1]

There are so many seals at this location with deep cuts. Maybe the seals got caught up in a large area of trash. I'm glad you guys were able to save these seals. ❤

[@thesixthgirl6199]

It breaks my heart that even when you run into a group "blind" without seeing any targets ahead of time, you know you'll find some in there anyway. That's how pervasive and severe this problem is.

[@electronblue8334]

Oooh, some really severe wounds there. I'm always in awe of Denzil's speed and determination, seems like no seal is able to out-run him.

[@maryg3143]

So many very bad entanglements today! Thank you very much for being there for them! ❤

[@lindac6032]

Poor seal #2! I couldn't believe how long that piece of recreational fishing line was that Roman was pulling out of his neck! That thin line cuts so quickly and so deeply and causes such serious wounds! Thanks for removing it!🙏

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

👍

[@evakociszewski591]

You wonderful guys you went for the gold. Thank you so much.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

We are unfortunately not solving the problem, but only treating the symptoms of the plastic crisis with our rescues. The goal of these videos is to show the consequences of this pollution and create a change to tackle its roots - namely our addiction to single-use plastics, the lack of law enforcement at sea, and the shortcomings of the recycling industry.

[@wardygrub]

Thank you OCN. On behalf of all the poor animals and for all that you do. 🇬🇧 Love Grub 🐛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ArDeeMee]

„Far too severe.“ Your damn right, Tony. But there’s now six less puppies at risk of death, so there’s that. Well done, everyone.

[@jamiegallier2106]

❤

[@lanapeterzon9055]

Thank you for donating. ❤

[@flowersnyc]

💐

[@olgaiv9033]

Скоро, уже совсем скоро они будут сами приходить к вам и ждать своей очереди Спасибо, вы делаете очень добрые дела

[@elenavinogradova2600]

ваши слова да им в уши))) это облегчит работу ребят. надеюсь доверие к ним скоро будет

[@user-jl2tb1jx3b]

Даааа! было бы здорово! и по наследству бы передавали это знание )

[@tgawron2233]

That breaks my heart to see the seals so badly injured. Thank you OCN for saving them!

[@davidthornton2000]

Seriously, you guys are doing a awesome job helping these animals. Well done and please keep doing your thing. Much respect to you all.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

We are unfortunately not solving the problem, but only treating the symptoms of the plastic crisis with our rescues. The goal of these videos is to show the consequences of this pollution and create a change to tackle its roots - namely our addiction to single-use plastics, the lack of law enforcement at sea, and the shortcomings of the recycling industry.

[@user-qx6xc6iu7v]

Спасибо вам Добрые люди! 💖🙏 Мир вашему дому!!!!! 🌍🕊️🌞💖🙏

[@myreallife6386]

This breaks my heart, to see you found 6 badly injured and all in the same group. It shows how bad the problem of discarded fishing line really is.

[@BudaKhan420]

Man you guys are really getting efficient with the teamwork

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

This is a skill we wish we never had to develop, but we are unfortunately very experienced by now.

[@evab6896]

I really love to watch your videos. It feels so good to see them run free. Thank you for your work.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

👍

[@user-in2co7bk9s]

Спасибо герои! Давно не было столько спасение! 👍😘💓

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

К сожалению, мы не решаем проблему, а лишь лечим симптомы пластикового кризиса с помощью наших спасательных средств. Цель этих видеороликов - показать последствия этого загрязнения и создать изменения для устранения его корней, а именно нашей зависимости от одноразового пластика, отсутствия правоохранительных органов на море и недостатков индустрии переработки.

[@user-in2co7bk9s]

Ну хотя бы так вы помогаете природе. Это как доктора лечат людей, и жизнь продолжается. Энергетика вашего труда привлекает всё больше людей в защиту природы. Я стараюсь как можно меньше использовать пластика и думаю что другие люди после ваших роликов тоже делают свой выбор. Вы герои! И огромное человеческое спасибо вам за участие в спасении природы

[@elaborowiec3976]

Dziękujemy z całego serca za ratunek❤❤ Czerwone rany są najgorsze!!!!! Dobrze,że jesteście❤🇵🇱❤👍

[@gwennie13]

Happy New Year to you all. Happier, healthier times to all you've rescued.This was a big catch and so early in the New Year.Hope they're feeling better for your amazing intervention as always 🎉❤🎉

[@user-xn3zn6mc1k]

Несчастные малыши! Они так сильно, ранены, что больно смотреть. Спасибо за жизни! Люблю вас всех! Спасибо за каждого❤!

[@stephenjordan8712]

That was a busy rescue session! Way to go team! 🙌🏻

[@margotbryan1554]

Thank you for your hard fight to save these beautiful creatures.

[@lll1955]

Малышу стало так хорошо, что он не торопится уходить!

[@olgapyat]

All the best, good mood and hello! A lot of seals are in trouble, and in very serious trouble. I watched almost all the videos on the channel, but still, when I see the seal’s wound, my heart sank. Why is the world reacting so slowly to the fact that the oceans and life in them are being destroyed by the criminal throwing of garbage overboard and not only from ships, but people on land also do not spare the ocean.. These 6 seals from the video were lucky, they were caught by rescuers and given a chance for a future life. Thanks team! Today is January 6, 2024. This amazing channel has 1.78 million subscribers. (Maybe the KZbin counter is broken?)

[@michellexx5533]

Too much hand signaling and going to jamborees

[@gardengnome132]

The torture and damage we inflict on these innocent seals through our indiscriminate dumping is horrendous. It's amazing to see so many lives saved by Team OCN in a matter of minutes but a nightmare that there is such a need for these rescues.

[@sepoficial1914]

Como sofrem estes bichinhos. Ainda bem que vcs estão trabalhando pra ajudá-los

[@user-zz2my6uk6j]

고맙습니다 ❤

[@SharonCollier-qe5kn]

Well done guys you are my Land Angels huge respect from UK 🇬🇧 . xxxxxxx .

[@user-ur2xb4um1i]

You got these pups right in the middle of a growing season and if you had not saved them from these neck choking lines, they would never have been able to live! You saved many lives today and the futures for these seals. God bless you truly for doing God work for these babies! God bless your team forever and ever.💖🥰🇺🇸🙏🎄💖👍👍

[@george-1961]

Wow 😢So many with horrible deep cuts. Dread to think how many would of perished without you Warriors. Thank you for being there for them.

[@claudiavelasco1103]

No hay peor plaga que nosotros..... 😭💔

[@mjgenualdi22]

You wouldn't think the little "Fers" would be so fast and strong. I'm glad they are both, but they sure make you work to save them. Thank you for continuing to do that!!!

[@christine3627]

Everyone captures a pup to free from truly terrible wounds created by the entanglements of human carelessness. If the seals could properly thank you I a, sure they would, instead they pause to look back, just before they run back to the ocean. Thank you all for your continued compassion to rescue the seals from certain death!❤

[@kathybell7407]

First …… Happy New Year🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 To each and every one of you! Thank you so much for all the HARD work you do to save the seals and end their suffering! Love you all❤ Washington State🇺🇸👋🏻🦭

[@billoberg3272]

Somewhere the Cosmos, there is a HEAP OF GRATITUDE for what you are doing; but for us watching---thanks.

[@anitasyvalahti1730]

So much crowded! Poor injured puppies 💔💔. Thank you, men for rescuing the puppies from distress ❤❤. I know it's not easy. I appreciate your work ❤💚❤.

[@grannybee]

Wow, 6 seals rescued. #1 was thanking you, that entanglement was severe.

[@thomasglessner6067]

The wounds are horrifying. Thank you for caring.

[@fannycraddock99]

Poor baby's. Without OCN they would have died. Thanks for all that you do.

[@posnrg2u327]

Breaks my heart that so many are suffering due to humanity being so callous. Minimal time and effort required to dispose of garbage properly vs a beautiful creatures life.😢 Thank you team OCN for all you do to aid the seals. ❤

[@parkserena7386]

Infinitas gracias por tan hermosa labor 😊

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

Lamentablemente no solucionamos el problema, sino que sólo tratamos los síntomas de la crisis del plástico con nuestros rescates. El objetivo de estos vídeos es mostrar las consecuencias de esta contaminación y crear un cambio para abordar sus raíces: nuestra adicción a los plásticos de un solo uso, la falta de aplicación de la ley en el mar y las deficiencias de la industria del reciclaje.

[@deborahlynn4439]

Love how some of the pups waited to be told what direction to go after their rescue! OCN is amazing. Thank you for all you do.❤

[@4july99]

So many baby seals so seriously entangled at such an early stage in their lives is just awful! Thank you for saving them 👏🏻

[@luciebrisson5881]

From the thumbnail, I thought one seal was entangled in a sort of braided dog collar only to realise, viewing the video, that it was actually exposed flesh and blood. So sad. He must have suffered so. Many terrible wounds on this day. Thank you OCN for saving so many and doing it with care and gentleness.

[@fannyfayvintage7668]

Even if you can't be saving seals, pick up litter everywhere you can. Litter is deadly in wildlife.

[@lilacat5638]

Jak dużo zwierząt cierpi przez nas. Wasza praca nigdy się nie skończy. Jesteście dobrymi ludźmi

[@trillium.3.24]

Sealpede!!! I'm always just amazed at how you all are able to pick out the ones in trouble in a huge group like that. Awesome job, folks!

[@PatricesProjects]

While saving that many seals is great to watch, it is also distressing that you caught so many in one blind run. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@user-ur2xb4um1i]

These pups are a riot to watch, even though it’s really not funny, they’re so small but yet so tough and you have to give them credit!❤❤❤❤

[@user-lv5im4dz6u]

Спасателям долгих счастливых лет жизни!!! Вы нужны этой земле!!

[@omrivol]

Well done team!

[@user-yc5lx4fe4c]

Как больно, хорошо, что есть вы !!!

[@carolleighton4579]

Upsetting to see the seals in such a terrible state, hope they all survive their ordeal. Thankyou OCN. 🤗💝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@marialoureiro7889]

Dia agitado, mas muito proveitoso. Excelente trabalho. Obrigada time OCN.

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

👍

[@davwildstar930]

Excellent work OCN Crew, always a pleasure to follow you rescuing these innocent creatures. Continue the amazing job, you' re the best on it. Good weekend everyone. Peace.

[@coletteiavicoli1415]

Vous êtes toujours aussi géniaux cette team est toujours très efficace merci je vous aime pour ce que vous réalisez MERCI ❤🦭🦭🦭❤️🌊😉👍👍👍

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

👍

[@johnslaughter5475]

Another stomach turning video. Not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 with serious cuts from debris that should never have been in the ocean to begin with. Outstanding job, Team OCN. It looks like you really needed the new person out there. I don't think I could do that work. I would continually be worrying that one of them would take a chunk out of my leg. 😊😊🙏🙏❤❤

[@ThuyNguyen-ec1rb]

Thank you so much for saving these innocent seals ,my favorite team , you rock

[@janeencalaway1862]

Nice run! Glad to see you have a new rescuer. Still miss Walley and Kat, and hope they are doing well. 😊

[@MiaKatharine]

This just shows how important your job is. Going in blind like that and finding such severe entanglements. I really am grateful for you all doing this job because they're already suffering, they don't need to suffer more without you all being there to help. Thank you for your work and commitment ❤

[@hniziolek4884]

Please support their Patreon ! They do such great work 💕

[@AZ_actual_voter]

That was heartbreaking to see. Thank you for saving them!

[@riceperson4234]

Thanks!

[@nothing-jg7fw]

Know I keep on saying it, but you guys are the best. God Bless you all so much for what you are doing for one of His creatures. 💙

[@guluferaslan5158]

Thank you, thank you very much, for helping you Angel 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🙏

[@maeterith1984]

It is truly sickening to see those woumds in adults, but wven worse knowing those babies have not long started life and already have those attrocious wounds. Thank you chaps, you are wonderul.

[@plumbussmith]

As devastating as it is to see, the teams efficiency is to be applauded. Well done.

[@threadflowers9844]

OMG! Those poor seal babies. When the threads starts to grow over and embed in the fur makes my heart hurt 🥺.

[@kathesofiadarosaschmidt5021]

You are amazing! Thank you for everything you do for these beautiful and innocent animals.

[@anapaulacostahyde4785]

Well done. So grateful you guys are doing these rescues.❤

[@OceanConservationNamibia]

We are unfortunately not solving the problem, but only treating the symptoms of the plastic crisis with our rescues. The goal of these videos is to show the consequences of this pollution and create a change to tackle its roots - namely our addiction to single-use plastics, the lack of law enforcement at sea, and the shortcomings of the recycling industry.

[@anapaulacostahyde4785]

@@OceanConservationNamibia I try and recycle ♻️ to the best of my ability, plastic, paper and glass , I do wonder where it all lands after I put this all in the recycling bins ???? My next big step is to teach my grandkids. The older ones are now able to understand.