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Cape fur seals

Seemingly rabid Cape Fur seal carcass sinks in the ocean before being tested for rabies

Our Burning Planet

Seemingly rabid Cape Fur seal carcass sinks in the ocean before being tested for rabies

By Kristin Engel

Diver attacked off Simon’s Town — what to do if you’re bitten by a rabid seal

Our Burning Planet

Diver attacked off Simon’s Town — what to do if you’re bitten by a rabid seal

By Kristin Engel

Documentary reveals urgent rabies threat to South Africa’s marine ecosystem

South Africa

Documentary reveals urgent rabies threat to South Africa’s marine ecosystem

By Kristin Engel

Rabies outbreak in Cape fur seals: navigating a new South African reality

South Africa

Rabies outbreak in Cape fur seals: navigating a new South African reality

By Gunnar Oberhosel

V&A Waterfront's wildlife heroes saving Cape fur seals one plastic noose at a time

South Africa

V&A Waterfront's wildlife heroes saving Cape fur seals one plastic noose at a time

By Don Pinnock

Illegal feeding of Happy the seal by desperate fishers a sign of hardship, hunger and depleted stock

South Africa

Illegal feeding of Happy the seal by desperate fishers a sign of hardship, hunger and depleted stock

By Suné Payne

Ripple effect: The sad story of the Western Cape ‘refugee’ seals

South Africa

Ripple effect: The sad story of the Western Cape ‘refugee’ seals

By Caryn Dolley