China News Service, Taizhou, July 11 (Reporter Fan Yubin) On the 11th, two melon-headed whales were found stranded in the East Sea Pond in the Eastern New District of Wenling, Taizhou, Zhejiang.
The reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Wenling Municipal Party Committee that one of the melon-headed whales died unfortunately at about 13:30 on the 11th.
Local firefighting, public security, port fishing, and civilian rescue teams rescued melon head whales on the spot.
Recently, whales and dolphins stranded frequently occurred in Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang, and Ninghai, Ningbo, causing concern.
Regarding the melon-headed whales stranded in Wenling this time, some netizens speculated whether the two melon-headed whales were rescued and released back to the sea after being rescued and released in Linhai, Taizhou?
Picture courtesy of Taizhou Fire at the rescue site
The reporter learned that according to the feedback from experts on the spot after measuring the body length of the whales, the body length of the two melon-headed whales stranded in Wenling this time was about 0.5 meters longer than the melon-headed whale that was stranded in the sea before, and the melon-headed whale that stranded in Wenling was about 0.5 meters longer. No pinholes were found on the body, basically it can be concluded that it is not a melon-headed whale that was released back into the sea.
Picture courtesy of Taizhou Fire at the rescue site
At around 18:00 on the 11th, one of the melon-headed whales was hoisted by a crane, ready to be transferred to nearby waters for release.
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