A Galápagos sea lion was reported with an unusual situation of something protruding from its nose. Our veterinary team responded right away to find a sea lion with an EEL coming out of its nose. The team quickly captured the sea lion and carefully removed the long eel from its nose. There were no associated injuries, so the sea lion was released onsite and was quite relieved to have this visitor evicted! Surprisingly, this is not the first time we have seen a case like this. Earlier in the year we had another sea lion with an eel in its nose (see photos below).
World Vets works under a permit from the Galapagos National Park as the NGO that provides wildlife rescue services on San Cristobal Island. We work together with the amazing Park Rangers of the Galapagos National Park, responding together to help injured and entangled wildlife. This important work is also made possible through the generosity of donors and supporters of World Vets.
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