{"id":236980,"date":"2025-10-24T07:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/236980\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T07:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:03:07","slug":"baby-seal-dragging-a-rope-and-bucket-from-its-neck-rescued-by-heroic-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/236980\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Seal Dragging a Rope and Bucket From Its Neck Rescued By Heroic Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312159\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-312159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/seal-1-670x388.jpg\" alt=\"baby seal with bucket and rope around its neck in Namibia\" width=\"670\" height=\"388\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-312159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not easy to swim with a bucket trailing behind you. Photo: YouTube\/\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761289387_254_favicon-surf.png\" alt=\"The Inertia\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Imagine, if you will, a remote beach that is routinely covered in Cape Fur seals. They\u2019re there, in part, because of the remoteness. The beach at Pelican Point, Namibia, just a stone\u2019s throw from one of the world\u2019s most amazing left-handers, is a haven for seals looking to escape the grasping hands of man. Our hands, unfortunately, leave scars even if our hands aren\u2019t on that beach. Last year, Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) workers found a heartbreaking sight: a pair entangled seals, one of which was a baby seal dragging a bucket attached to a rope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe line was so tight around the seal\u2019s neck and not cutting it yet,\u201d OCN wrote. \u201cSeeing the seal fill up with air after the last line was cut was such a huge relief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, this is an all-too-common sight for the seal rescue team at OCN. While they do their very best to save as many animals as they can, there are countless others that fall victim to the perils of simply existing alongside humans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many reasons why this seal would not have made it back to shore, for example, with water getting in the bucket, etc.,\u201d OCN continued. \u201cEvery time we find such mind-boggling entanglements, it raises immense concern about how many animals never make it, so this baby seal is really lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocnamibia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ocean Conservation Namibia is a group of extraordinarily selfless folks<\/a> who spend their days sprinting on sand in an attempt to catch the countless seals that are wrapped up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinertia.com\/video\/baby-seal-fishing-hook-rescue-namibia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fishing gear<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinertia.com\/environment\/young-seal-rescued-from-plastic-trash-wrapped-around-its-neck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">trash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team conducts daily patrols to rescue cape fur seals from entanglement in fishing lines and nets,\u201d they explained. \u201cThrough public awareness campaigns, scientific research, and collaborations, we strive to ensure the conservation of our oceans.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not easy to swim with a bucket trailing behind you. 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