About 80 experts were rescued this morning An 800-pound beluga whale in the Seine, lost in some 70 kilometers Paris, in a delicate operation that lasted more than eight hours.
Animal accustomed to living in cold and salty Canadian watersshe had entered the river, had stopped feeding, and was in a state of anxiety-inducing health. To the authorities, veterinarians and activists who have decided to advance the rescue to prevent it from getting even more sick.
“The Beluga came out of the water after hours of preparation and effort. Bravo to the teams involved in overcoming this challenge. The first medical tests have been done and the results will be known soon.”organization Sea Shepherd France stated on its Twitter account this morning.
The animal, which was locked in a part of the river last Thursday, a very stressful moment for the animal, which was pulled out of the water by a net lifted by a craneAccording to Isabelle Dorliat-Pouzet, secretary general of the Eure department government delegation in Normandy.
Explaining the conditions of the rescue at a press conference, the official said, a risky operation for the animal, Once suspended in some kind of hammock, it will need to be transported to sea in a refrigerated vehicle, if medical tests permit.
A long and complex operation
“It’s a very long operation involving eighty people, a dozen divers, specialists, veterinarians… We worked hard,” Dorliat-Pouzet told the cameras. “We did the best and best possible.”
The rescue effort cost several thousand euros, according to the official. large number of donations from citizens like the truck offered by a few neighbors for the operation, or the straw to go in.
thinner than usual
The animal is a man in spite of it 800 kilos was weaker than it should have been A marine mammal with these features is being treated by specialists.
If his health permits, he will need to be transported to Ouistreham on the Norman coast, where he will remain in a pool of seawater for three days, where he will be released on the open seas and taken to sea far from shore.
last month An orca may enter the Seine He stayed here for a few days, but died of exhaustion and lack of food before he could be saved.
Experts are considering various options to explain these phenomena, such as the extreme noise pollution that baffles them, or their disappearance due to changes in sea currents due to global warming.
Source: Informacion
