On Sakhalin rescue two baby lions

Sakhalin turned the operation to rescue the two young sea lions. They were found on the island of seals in the Okhotsk sea. Kids have parents, and they were doomed. In a small shelter for marine animals, "Green mushroom" the situation in the hospital.

Two young sea lions here name is not guests, and patients. Every 2 hours they do the injections. Animals injected with saline and antibiotics. When the head of the center of rehabilitation of marine animals first saw the kids, they weigh a third position of the mass. And for seals living in the cold sea, the weight is the main indicator of health.

These sea lions were born on the island of seals, in poronajskiy reserve. Parents of kids killed. They were waiting for the death - seals do not accept others ' cubs. But the orphans were lucky, visited the island, scientists from Kamchatka. Kids were loaded on the research vessel and were brought to Sakhalin Kholmsk, ecologist Alexander Ivanov. He this year went and released into the sea 14 baby seal. But sea lions waiting for another fate. In the nature of young sea lions up to two years live with their parents, learning to hunt and to defend themselves from enemies. In the rehabilitation center small sivuca can only heal and feed. Because ecologists and veterinarians have started to prepare the young for future life in captivity.

Rather than recovering, the young lions will go into their new home, the better. The specialists of "Sakhalin Green" week held talks with all the aquariums and dolphinariums in the country. Animals interested zoologists from Vladivostok. Now kids examines Vladimir Sirenko - coach and expert on adaptation of marine mammals. He flew in Kholmsk from Primorye. With sea lions, are not able to live in the wild, it works for many years.

At the new place of residence evocata will go not earlier than in a month, they need to gain strength and learn to trust people. Together with them, in Vladivostok will move and 3 cubs spotted seals. Due to injuries they can't live in the wild and now pinnipeds in Sakhalin will entertain visitors in the largest Oceanarium in the Far East.

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