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CALAIS, France (AFP) – A female humpback whale nearly 10 metres long (31 feet) was found dead after washing up on a beach near Calais in northern France early Thursday, a rare occurrence on the Channel coastline according to specialists. “It’s an exceptional event for the region,” said Jacky Karpouzopoulos, president of the CMNF mammal preservation association and head of its “marine stranding” team. He said tractors would pull the massive animal, weighing 20 to […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) – A young whale that washed up near Athens last week was found dead on a nearby island Wednesday despite “superhuman” efforts to save the wounded animal, the Greek government said. The male Cuvier’s beaked whale was first found on a beach south of the Greek capital late last week. Experts quickly gave it hydration and antibiotics before returning it to the sea on Friday evening. The dolphin-like whale had a badly […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News)– A huge whale was found on Thursday on the shores of a beach in Cavite, its mouth filled with plastic bottles and other wastes. The clincher—the whale isn’t real. The 15-meter-by-three-meter “creature” was actually only an art installation made to send a strong message against water pollution, and its detrimental effects on living sea creatures. The installation was placed at the Sea Side Beach Resort in Naic for Association of Southeast Asian Nation leaders, in […]
