Officially safe?
The young whale that was stranded on September 19 on a beach in the bay of Douarnenez (Finistère) seems to have left the area;
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Many Sea Shepherd volunteers and activists had been occupying the area for several days to monitor the behavior of the calf and prevent another stranding.
Since this Friday, the cetacean has not been seen, either by land observers or those at sea.
#rorqual Still no trace of the rorqual this morning. We are positioned on the different points of the bay, thank you to all the volunteers who joined us.
The boats leave to look for him this afternoon.
We 🤞 so that he joined the sea.
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— Sea Shepherd France (@SeaShepherdFran) September 24, 2022
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Very active volunteers
The association which mobilized to save the whale took the opportunity to baptize it.
The animal is now called "Kalon", a Breton word meaning "heart" or "courage", explained Sea Shepherd on its Twitter account.
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— Sea Shepherd France (@SeaShepherdFran) September 26, 2022
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Sea Shepherd volunteers have been very active in rescuing and monitoring the cetacean.
“We decided not to get too close, to leave it alone and not to intervene until it runs the risk of running aground again”, explained the association before the weekend.
“His demeanor is reassuring.
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