Video Reveals Shocking Footage of Sea Lions Strangled by Debris
Video Reveals Shocking Footage of Sea Lions Strangled by Debris
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Video Reveals Shocking Footage of Sea Lions Strangled by Debris 13 Feb 2012 The images aren't pretty: Sea lions with shiny fishing lures protruding from their mouths or with their necks tightly bound, even deeply cut, by packing bands once used to secure boxes. Seals with necks tightly encircled by pieces of fishing net. The scientists who study these animals know that becoming entangled with items such as these can injure or even kill the unlucky animals. A video, put together by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, documents the effects of loops, fishing gear and other debris, including a tire and a wind sock - which drowned a sea lion by pinning her flippers to her body. [See video of entangled sea lions.]