The pain he suffered almost broke his partner's heart - the reunion will melt your heart.

Egyptian Geese mate for LIFE and when we finally managed to capture the goose and take him for medical care, we left a sad female behind. You really have to watch until the end to appreciate this video.Show more

This video is so important because the damage that was caused here could have been easily prevented. Each year, more than 100,000 marine mammals die when they ingest debris or become entangled in ropes, fishing line, fishing nets, and other debris dumped into the ocean. As many as 2 million seabirds also die every year due to debris ingestion and entanglement.

Please share this video with your family members and friends who love to fish. Handling waste has to be done responsibly in order to protect these animals.

I don't fish, I don't understand it, so I had to look up this information and I would love it if you could help me out and share more ways to do it right:

1. Always cut fishing lines into pieces less than 6 inches long (preferably 1-inch). Dispose of it, along with hooks and tackle, inside appropriate covered containers so it does not blow away or become a risk to wildlife.

2. Recycle fishing line. Place all broken or used lines in a Monofilament Line Recycling Bin. If no recycling bins are available, place broken or used fishing line that has been cut into pieces in a lidded trash can - remember, trash ends up in landfills and there are thousands of birds there too.

3. Support the use of biodegradable fishing line that does not have an indefinite life span in the environment.

4. Volunteer your time to clean up fishing line debris at local beaches. It doesn't have to be an organized operation, but when you're on the beach or camping by a lake - if you see something, do something. Recently we released a few birds by a lake, and Loreta spotted over 20 fishing hooks that were left behind along with hundreds of feet of fishing lines. What had to be done was extreme to a level that you wouldn't have believed me if I didn't film it. This video is coming up soon.

5. Always check gear and terminal tackle. Inspect your gear often to avoid unwanted breaks. Even small amounts of gear in the water can be harmful to wildlife in entangled or ingested.

I would LOVE to learn more about this so please share with me other ideas and I'll update this list.

This rescue was possible thanks to Kathy Jakary who gained the trust of this Egyptian Goose and called #HopeForPaws for help. Katie McKittrick and JoAnn Wiltz joined me on this mission and we did it! Then it was our friends at #WetlandsAndWildlife who nursed him back to health and enabled the beautiful reunion ❤️

If you would like to be involved in helping wild animals, please visit: https://www.wwccoc.org

Of course, none of this would be possible without YOU - our supporters who donate and make it possible for us to buy rescue equipment, pay for medical care, and help us save domestic and wild animals.

This year we have to grow and tomorrow I will have an important Board of Directors meeting. We will talk about growing and doing more, and I hope we can add AT LEAST 100 new members here today: https://www.HopeForPaws.org

Thank you so much!!!

Eldad