The 13-foot Beluga whale died after being stuck in Saint-Pierre-La-Garenne, and soon began refusing to eat, dropping to an unhealthy Beluga whale weight. Conservation group Sea Shepherd France started working with French officials on how to get the whale out when it got stuck Aug. 2.
An ailing beluga whale that strayed into France’s Seine river has died during a last-ditch rescue attempt, experts having decided to put the animal down to prevent further suffering, local officials said yesterday.
The fate of the animal has captured the hearts of people across the world since it was first spotted in the highly unusual habitat of the river that flows through Paris, far from its usual Arctic waters.
Rescuers had overnight winched the male out of the Seine transfer to a saltwater pen, in a delicate final effort to save the life of the ailing mammal, which was
French officials are moving ahead with a delicate plan to transport a beluga whale back to the ocean after it swam far up the Seine river toward Paris, putting its life in danger, a marine expert said…
French officials are moving ahead with a delicate plan to transport a beluga whale back to the ocean after it swam far up the Seine river toward Paris, putting its life in danger, a marine expert said…