Le foche abbandonate in Germania – foto

Sono recuperate dai volontari della struttura tedesca Seehundstation Norddeich e liberate quando raggiungono i 25 chili

JUIST, GERMANY - AUGUST 14: Two young seals lying on the the beach of the islands of Juist on August 14, 2013 in Germany. The Seehundstation Norddeich is a facility for raising young seals who were separated from their mothers due to storms, disease or human disturbance and who would otherwise have little chance of survival. Volunteers collect about 90 young seals a year from the North Sea German coast and care for the pups until they weigh about 25 kg before releasing them back into the wild. Sponsors pay for the costs of caring for the seals and get to name them. (Photo by David Hecker/Getty Images)
JUIST, GERMANY - AUGUST 14: Two young seals lying on the the beach of the islands of Juist on August 14, 2013 in Germany. The Seehundstation Norddeich is a facility for raising young seals who were separated from their mothers due to storms, disease or human disturbance and who would otherwise have little chance of survival. Volunteers collect about 90 young seals a year from the North Sea German coast and care for the pups until they weigh about 25 kg before releasing them back into the wild. Sponsors pay for the costs of caring for the seals and get to name them. (Photo by David Hecker/Getty Images)

Il Seehundstation Norddeich è una struttura che si trova sulla costa nord-ovest della Germania e che raccoglie giovani foche che, per qualche ragione, si sono separate dalle loro madri: spesso per via delle tempeste o di situazioni causate dall’intervento umano. I volontari che lavorano nella struttura, secondo le stime fatte dalla Seehundstation Norddeich, ritrovano circa 90 giovani foche abbandonate ogni anno: le portano nel centro e si prendono cura di loro finché non arrivano a pesare circa 25 chilogrammi, e poi le liberano. Il fotografo David Hecker ha fatto delle foto per l’agenzia Getty Images, seguendo le foche dal loro ritrovamento sulla costa alla loro liberazione.