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Pictured: Ariel the Seal with her neck wound.
Seal makes ‘miracle’ recovery after being found ‘almost decapitated’ by fishing line
A grey seal who was found “close to death” after becoming entangled in a fishing line has made a “miraculous” recovery and been released back into the wild.
Nicknamed Ariel by rescuers, the unlucky mammal was found with fishing gear wrapped so tightly around her neck it had “almost decapitated” her.
She was found on a beach in Johnshaven, Montrose, Scotland, reports NeedToKnow.
Heavily bleeding and with life threatening injuries, which included a deep wound to her neck, the seal was found in a weakened state when she was rescued by the Scottish SPCA.
Believed to be at least a year old, the team say she could have been suffering for up to three weeks – with the wound severely infected by the time she was found.
She was rushed to the National Wildlife Rescue Centre at Fishcross, where the dedicated seal rehabilitation team began round the clock care to nurse her back to health.
Wildlife Assistant Caitlin Ganley said: “Ariel was the worst entanglement case we’ve ever had to deal with.
“It was heart-breaking to see the extent of her injuries all of which could have been avoided.
“Seals are particularly vulnerable to becoming entangled in fishing lines, nets and other debris.
“Once trapped they often suffer slow painful deaths as the gear tightens around their necks and bodies
“Although the vast majority of anglers are responsible and take care to clear away their equipment after they've used it, there is a minority of people who fish and don't respect the environment and the wildlife that inhabits it.”
The team immediately removed the fishing gear from Ariel’s neck, then began the complex process of cleaning and treating the seal’s wounds.
The injuries involved a strict regime of antibiotics and round the clock cleaning and dressing of wounds to prevent
2024-10-17
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