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A tragic end to the adventure of a white whale in the Seine
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The French authorities said that the white whale, with whom the world lived an adventure, left the ocean and entered the Seine at night, was recovered, but died despite the determined attempt to save it.
"Despite an unprecedented rescue operation, we regret to announce the death of the whale," the Calvados region said on Twitter.
The French authorities succeeded in recovering the beluga whale, which was lost in the Seine River, from the site where it was stuck, and announced that its transfer to the sea is subject to the results of medical examinations conducted for it after the dangerous operation carried out by the rescue units in the province of Eure (northern France).
“We are waiting for the results of the blood test and ultrasound, and based on the results, a decision will be made whether or not to transfer the animal,” Evreux’s local official, Isabelle Dorelia Posier, said in a press conference, at dawn yesterday, in front of the Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne water gate in Ur. To the sea".
Dorelia Posey was speaking an hour after the whale, which weighs about 800 kilograms, was pulled out of the water in a net pulled by a crane and successfully deposited on a cargo ship.
She explained that medical measures were taken to rehydrate him and enable him to stay out of the water.
If the tests show that it is possible to transport it in a refrigerated truck to the coast, it is expected to be placed in sea water in the port of Westeriam (northern France), before being returned to the sea after three days of observation.
The French organization Sea Shepherd, which is concerned with the conservation of the marine environment, has revealed that a beluga whale strayed in the Seine, far from its natural habitat in polar or sub-polar waters, will be transferred to a basin filled with salt water near the sea.
The beluga, which has suffered from malnutrition, was first spotted in the Seine last week.
Although transporting the whale is dangerous, the Sea Shepherd organization, which is involved in the rescue, said it could not stay in the warm, non-salty river water for much longer.
Lamia al-Samali, head of the organization, explained of the debilitated beluga whale: "Transferring it to a saltwater aquarium would have allowed us to monitor it better and try to treat it."
Attempts to feed the whale with live squid and salmon have failed, and rescuers suspect the whale is sick, although local authorities have said it has shown signs of improvement after receiving a mixture of vitamins and antibiotics.
It was not clear why the whale wandered far from its natural habitat.
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