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Sea lion with fishing line wrapped around neck is cut free in Namibia
By: A sea lion with fishing wrapped her neck was cut free by a team of animal rescuers in Namibia.
The footage shows the group catch the sea lion in a net before delicately cutting the line off from the animal's body.
The filmer said: "I was on patrol for entangled seals when we came across this adult female with commercial fishing line wrapped around her neck.
"This line had caused a bit of damage already and would probably her soon if not removed. We used my seal catching net
Credit: NewsFlare
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May-4-2021
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