“Captain Hook“ Rescued - 45min Seal Rescue

It took 45 minutes to rescue this seal from not one, but two fishing hooks. It was the longest and physically most demanding rescue of Ocean Conservation Namibia’s rescuers up to date. Nobody could have predicted such a long and painful process to pull two hooks from the seal’s face. The guys showed amazing team work, the focus was 100% on the rescue and the seal’s well being and survival. We have to make do with what we’ve got here in Namibia. Most of our rescues are quick catch and cut situations, unlike this one. If we had the facilities, we would have sedated this seal and taken him to a proper vet to have this painful procedure done under anesthetics - but we don’t. We made the best out of a difficult situation, and although painful - the seal is strong and feisty and will make a quick recovery. In this case, the happy ending justified the less than ideal means. 🦭 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please visit our website to find out more about our work and how to support us: ➡ Website: ➡ Paypal: donations@ ➡ FAQs: Follow us on social media: ➡ Instagram: ➡ Facebook: ➡ TikTok: @oc_namibia ➡ LinkedIn: ➡ Twitter: 😊 Thank you for every like, share, comment and subscribe 😊 🦭 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please visit our website to find out more about our work and how to support us: ➡ Website: ➡ Donate via Paypal: ➡ Donate via Stripe: ➡ Support via Patreon: ➡ FAQs: Follow us on social media: ➡ Instagram: ➡ Facebook: ➡ TikTok: @oc_namibia ➡ LinkedIn: ➡ Twitter: 😊 Thank you for every like, share, comment and subscribe 😊 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.