Dead Sperm Whales ๐โโ ๏ธ ๐โ Humpback stranded again ๐โ
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NZer โ 6 months ago(September 25, 2025 09:20 AM)
For some reason whales strand themselves much too often in New Zealand. My friends and I were walking up our local beach very early one morning and we came across a small beached whale. We rang the police and they got in touch with Project Jonah immediately. Within minutes there was a whole group of people on the beach with all kinds of gear to get the little guy back to sea. It was a pygmy blue whale and we watched as they got it onto a kind of hammock and motored it out into the deep. Then we all cheered as it swam off! It didn't come back thank goodness. I'll never forget that morning.
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TaraDeS โ 6 months ago(September 25, 2025 11:12 AM)
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Member since May 20, 2025
i wonder what threw off their navigation
NZer September 25, 2025 11:20 AM
Member since March 21, 2017
For some reason whales strand themselves much too often in New Zealand. My friends and I were walking up our local beach very early one morning and we came across a small beached whale. We rang the police and they got in touch with Project Jonah immediately. Within minutes there was a whole group of people on the beach with all kinds of gear to get the little guy back to sea. It was a pygmy blue whale and we watched as they got it onto a kind of hammock and motored it out into the deep. Then we all cheered as it swam off! It didn't come back thank goodness. I'll never forget that morning.
What you did was great!
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Notifying the police, and then of course, yours and
Johna
's rescue operation.
Most people just stand around and watch them die (not just whales). โป
It's a mystery why some whales beach, sometimes even several of them.
Wild theories in the comments (giant squid, collective suicide).
Possible โ as stated in the video โ that they accidentally got into shallow water when the tide was going out.
Or did they flee in panic from danger? We don't know.
However, here's one of
'my'
favourite rescues again.
The police officer who got the sunfish back on the right path.
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His colleague got some nasty comments for just watching.
I prefer the idea that he was watching his back.
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Florida Deputy
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The icing on the cake is the Deputy's final remark to the sunfish:
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TaraDeS โ 6 months ago(September 25, 2025 12:17 PM)
NZer September 25, 2025 01:36 PM
Member since March 21, 2017
That police officer was a hero. So nice to know there are still many good people in the world.
Yes, there are many good people and that gives hope, despite all evil.
When you said
"pygmy blue whale"
I thought you meant a small blue whale, a baby whale.
Just learnt something againโฆDanke!
Pygmy Blue Whale
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TaraDeS โ 6 months ago(October 04, 2025 10:53 PM)
Beaked Whale stranded and shot off Sylt! What happened?
Well, Sylt is always worth some news.
https://www.filmboards.com/board/p/22446623/permalink/#p22446623
And Filmboards is good for watching videos without ads.
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TaraDeS โ 6 months ago(October 04, 2025 11:23 PM)
P.S.
This stranded beaked whale on Sylt (North Sea) was completely emaciated and had a fungal infection. Passersby tried to return him to the sea, but their efforts were hopeless. Therefore, even this hardcore animal rights activist
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TaraDeS โ 1 week ago(March 26, 2026 03:42 PM)
Rescuers plan to free a stranded Humpback Whale using Excavators
A wide trench will be dug in front of the whale's head using floating equipment.
According to experts, the whale's chances of survival are slim.
The stranded humpback whale is about 12-15 meters long and weigh approximately 15 tons.
Another rescue operation for the whale stranded in Lรผbeck Bay is scheduled to begin this Thursday.
Two floating excavators will be launched into the water to dig a 50-meter-long, 6-meter-wide and
1.20-meter-deep trench in front of the whale's head.
Wind and streams pose particular challenges for the rescue operation, excavator operator Tim Lรถhndorf
of the company
รkologischer Gewรคsserdienst Wandhoff
told the dpa. Measurements also revealed that the humpback whale is larger than initially thought, estimated to be 12-15 meters long and weigh approximately 15 tons, according to the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW).
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https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2026-03/gestrandeter-buckelwal-rettung-ostsee-luebecker-bucht-gxe
March 26, 2026
Humpback Whale stranded on Baltic Coast - Rescue Attempts so far unsuccessful -
TaraDeS โ 1 week ago(March 26, 2026 07:37 PM)
NZer March 26, 2026 08:30 PM
Member since March 21, 2017
I'll be checking in on that live feed all day. Fingers crossed for a happy ending.
You made it stop.
Just kidding.
They just interrupted the rescue action, too dangerous for all participants, too dark.
It will continue tomorrow, early morning DE timeโฆif the humpback is still alive then.
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