PLASTIC PERIL: Seals Gaping Neck Wound From Plastic Packing Band

The  deep wound caused by a plastic band used for industrial-type packaging on the neck of a South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) in Villa Gesell, Argentina, in April, 2022. 
Note: Photo from press statment. (Fundacion Rescate Verdemar/Newsflash) The deep wound caused by a plastic band used for industrial-type packaging on the neck of a South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) in Villa Gesell, Argentina, in April, 2022. Note: Photo from press statment. (Fundacion Rescate Verdemar/Newsflash)
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14 April 2022
Shocked marine wildlife experts have released harrowing footage of a seal left with a gaping neck wound after it became entangled in plastic packaging. The huge wound was first noticed by lifeguards off the coast of Argentina, who initiated a rescue. The seal is now recovering at the Mundo...