RAMROD 117,053 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 UPDATE: It didn't survive A beluga whale that became stranded in France's Seine river had to be put down during a last-ditch rescue operation, officials and environmentalists say. The decision was taken by vets as the four-metre (13ft) mammal was being transported in a refrigerated truck. Rescuers had earlier lifted the 800kg (1,763lb) whale from the river, planning to release it in the sea. The beluga had been trapped more than 100km (62 miles) inland and its health deteriorated after failing to eat. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62487300 ======= A beluga whale, whose life was at risk after it strayed into the River Seine, was lifted out of the water early on Wednesday as authorities worked on its rescue. The extraction of the 800 kg (1,760 lb) cetacean, which took six hours, was witnessed by a Reuters photographer and by the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd France. The all-white beluga had swum nearly halfway to Paris before local authorities confined it in a large lock system. It is now being transported in a refrigerated lorry to the coastal town of Ouistreham, in Normandy, where it will be put in a salt water lock. Despite the success of the first stage of the rescue operation, there are still doubts about the chances of survival for the whale, which should normally weigh 1,200 kg. "The veterinarians are not necessarily optimistic concerning the beluga's health," Isabelle Dorliat-Pouzet, secretary general of the Eure prefecture, told BFM TV. "It's horribly thin for a beluga and that does not bode well for its life expectancy for the medium term," she said. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/beluga-whale-lifted-out-river-seine-rescue-mission-continues-2022-08-10/ Let's hope it will survive and be free at sea again (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,337 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Crazy to think there are places in the world where the people will go to all this effort to save a whale, and other places in the world where whaling is common practise I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelusionalGaga 29,717 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 The whale after it arrived in Paris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auralegends 8,910 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Sadly, the whale passed away during transport Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,053 Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, Auralegends said: Sadly, the whale passed away during transport Oh no, that is sad RIP to the whale (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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