Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Society says the complex operation at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve was one of the worst entanglements the team has encountered
Fishing net material is seen around the neck of an entangled sea lion off the coast of Race Rocks Ecological Reserver, near Juan de Fuca, B.C.A sea lion has been freed off the coast of Vancouver Island after getting so entangled in netting that rescuers say it’s possible he hadn’t eaten in weeks or months.
After 48 hours of planning and co-ordination, the society’s head veterinarian sedated the sea lion with a dart, after which it entered the water and was tracked by a drone operated by the federal fisheries department until it could be safely approached. The society’s senior manager Lindsaye Akhurst says the rescue was one of the most heartbreaking but rewarding she’s been a part of.
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