We made it!!

We are incredibly proud to announce that Ocean Conservation Namibia successfully ran its first campaign 

#100SealsForTime in the month of May 2020. Our main team of three dedicated activists managed to catch and disentangle 100 Cape Fur Seals within one month. 

 

We were off to a challenging start. We had been planning for almost a year to bring together a team of six activists to run the campaign in June 2020, but then Covid-19 entered the stage. Antoine was the only one to make it to Namibia to Katja and Naude before the borders closed down in March. Alba, Roman and Rodolphe could not travel to Namibia. 

Instead of cancelling or indefinitely postponing the campaign, we decided to do it anyways, just a month earlier, in May, with only three of us, not six.  

Lockdown in Namibia did not stop us from patrolling the beaches at Pelican Point every morning. We followed the same routine every day: wake up early, pack our seal catching gear, drive to the beach, observe the colonies from the distance with our binoculars until we find entangled animals, plan the strategy, and go for it! 
Our 100th rescue happened on 30 May 2020. We had only one more seal to reach our goal, and the universe had planned a very special rescue for our team. The last seal of the campaign was a medium sized female, horribly entangled in an illegal gill net. You can check out our last rescue here. 

Our first campaign is officially concluded! 

Our work is far from being over. Besides the seal rescues, we have spent a lot of time on creating awareness through social media. We have gained many new followers and subscribers across different channels. We are very grateful for all the support we can get. A lot of people have made donations, shared our videos, and contacted us with very helpful advise. Our network is growing every day! 

While we anxiously await news from our president this afternoon to find out about the future of lock down in Namibia and Walvis Bay, where we are based, we will catch our breath, and work on our way forward. 
None of this would have been possible without the amazing support we have received.

THANK YOU!

Naude, Antoine & Katja  

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