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Dog
ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 28 September 2021

Saving 'Sea Legs'

When reports came flooding in that a dog was in the middle of Hartbeespoort Dam struggling to make her way to shore, Station 25 (Hartbeespoort Dam) wasted no time in launching to find and save her. ...

Whale
ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 28 September 2021

Juvenile humpback whale freed from fishing rope

When reports of a juvenile humpback whale caught in a fishing rope inside of the Port of Gqeberha were received by the South African Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN), a group of volunteers immediately sprang into action. ...

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ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 18 September 2021

Hartbeespoort Dam – Dog rescued:

At 14h20, Friday, 17 September, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam duty crew were activated following multiple eye-witness reports of a dog in the middle of Hartbeespoort Dam and appearing to be in difficulty swimming in the direction from Mariners Village, Kosmos, towards Pecanwood. ...

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ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 31 August 2021

Great White Shark disentanglement: easier said than done

It can be said that once you become an NSRI volunteer, rescue becomes second nature, whether it’s in the interests of saving a human being or an animal. We spoke to Mossel Bay’s JC Roos about his unexpected adventure saving ...

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ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 14 July 2021

Surfer bitten by a shark

CORRECTION: The Cape Town surfer bitten by a shark this morning and who is recovering in hospital is age 40 (not 38 as originally reported). NSRI are appealing to surfers, bathers and paddlers to be cautious around the Jeffreys Bay ...

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ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 11 July 2021

Port Alfred – Whale close to shore investigated

Gerrit Cloete, NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain, said:At 11h57, Saturday, 10 July, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated to investigate reports of a whale close to shore in the vicinity of East Beach, Port Alfred.Since Tuesday, 6 July, NSRI ...

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ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 2 June 2021

Incidents at Storms River and Durban North Coast.:

STORMS RIVER:Lodewyk van Rensburg, NSRI Oyster Bay station commander, said:At 13h55, Sunday, 30 May, NSRI Oyster Bay duty crew activated following a request for assistance from SANParks reporting a husband and his wife, from the Netherlands,injured after falling from a ...

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ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 10 May 2021

Helping our furry and feathered friends

Animal rescues are all in a day’s work for NSRI station crews. Here are a few that tugged at our heartstrings…Abandoned cormorant chicksOn 12 January, Station 3 (Table Bay) volunteers were asked by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation ...

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ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 19 April 2021

Turtle assisted - La Mercy

Brendon Power, NSRI Ballito duty coxswain, said:At 15h02, Sunday, 18 April, NSRI Ballito duty crew were activated following reports from a concerned member of the public of a sea turtle appearing to be in difficulty in the surf zone off-shore ...

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ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 11 March 2021

Dobby the seal rescued safely

When a 76kg elephant seal was discovered on Garvies Beach in Durban, bystanders realised he may be in trouble. ...

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