Rabid seals

Rabies is a highly infectious and deadly disease. Now, at least eight seals in the Western Cape have tested positive. Can authorities act quickly to stop the spread of the virus? Find more exclusive content on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv

Martin has to step up as a father and Tristan and Yolande get closer. Watch Summertide this Sunday at 18:00 on M-Net channel 101.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟳 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭. It was a shocking and disturbing conflict as the poster child for climate change was forced to forage for food far away from home. Carte Blanche tracks the journey of a documentary team in Greenland caught up in a dramatic clash with a hungry polar bear that forced open a window and tried to drag one of their colleagues outside. Rarely seen on this stretch of coast in the short arctic summer, the sea ice is now retreating so fast that several bears remain stranded on the mainland, separated from the seals that are their normal prey. Despite their majestic form and hunting prowess, polar bears have long been up against pollution and habitat destruction from oil and gas exploration in the arctic. But it is climate change that’s bringing it to its knees. Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv

𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮. Seals have been dying in rising numbers along the Cape Coast in recent months. Carte Blanche treks up the West Coast to unravel the mystery of the mass seal die-offs where, in one case, up to 80 carcasses washed up from sea. The Cape Fur seals have also been recorded displaying very odd behaviour shortly before dying, with possible causes ranging from overfishing to toxic substances in the water. Is this yet another indicator of humanity’s brutal impact on nature?