At Japan’s lone facil­ity ded­ic­ated to seal pro­tec­tion, the anim­als get no names. Doing so would only increase the heart­break of the staff when return­ing them to the wild. The Okhotsk Tokkari Cen­ter on the Sea of Okhotsk in Mombetsu, Hokkaido, rescues injured or weakened seals who have washed up onshore before releasing them back into the sea after they have recovered.

Rescuers try to stay aloof at Japan's seal sanctuary. (2025, June 3). Philippine Daily inquirer, pp. A1, A4.