The new rescue center serves hundreds
Slipping through the water of your new home, visiting Witje for a short period of time to look through a great window for curious visitors. this Four months -gray seal It is a lucky survivor capable of swimming in one of the nine tanks from World Heritage CenterOr WeC, due to its abbreviation in English, the recently opened SEAL RESCUE was installed in Lauwersoog, northern Netherlands.
The orphan has arrived, with a swollen fin and a damaged eye. “Every year we deal with about 200 seals.”He told the Associated Press Sander van Dick, the governor at the center. Most of them Paratory separate from your motherIt is known as the howl for their costs. Others have floating residue or I was beaten by the ships that pass.
In 2024, researchers at the University of Waginingin (the Netherlands) had about 24,000 seals throughout Mar de Wadine. “If we look at our private data over the past fifteen years, we see that there is more every year every year Seals that are in some way or another in waste In the sea, especially Fishing networksVan Digk said.
A quiet environment for seals to recover
WeC, which officially opened to the public on Saturday, replaces the Pieterburen seal center, a Create a rescue center In 1971 to treat Wounded seals Those who were in the near and surrounding Wagdon Sea, declared world heritage by UNESCO.
Witje tank is an improvement in its previous consequences. You can swim in the water directly from the sea, instead of tap water, to Maintaining habitats The closest thing to the natural environment of the seals.
“theyIt was formed to live in sea water. It’s good for your fur. But also sea water, due to salt, has properties that make wounds to recover faster, ”explains Van Dyck.
CME can treat about 70 seals at the same time and have 12 units Permanent care for animals infected with serious injuries It can recover in special containers that provide a quiet environment. It is prevented from swimming to comfort, and the space is frequently cleaned to avoid waste infections.
The new building that It cost it more than 40 million eurosWith financing from local and regional governments, as well as useful organizations, it tells more than the history of the seas.
It is an educational space for the teaching of visitors to the Sea of the Sea, and it is the largest continuous system of tidal plains in the world, which runs along the coast of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
New installation It is much closer to the sea From the previous. Tanks for the ten seals currently in WeC look at the water. Care sponsors are optimistic and believe that Witj will recover soon enough to return to the waves.
