A juvenile South American sea lion was found with a deep wound in its neck. The animal was rescued by the Mundo Marino Foundation in San Clemente, Costa Rica.
After a month in recovery, the sea lion returned to the sea on February 5. It is not the first time that animals affected by fishing gear or plastic garbage have been rescued. The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) is polygamous and gives birth to one offspring per year. The distribution of the species is wide and goes from Marco Island in Uruguay, to Peru, Peru and Ecuador.