Hvaldimir, a beluga whale suspected of spying for Russia because of his special harness, may have been shot to death, animal rights activists from OneWhale and NOAH reported. RIA Novosti.
“Our beloved “spy whale” Hvaldimir was shot dead in Norway. OneWhale and NOAH are requesting a criminal investigation and have filed a complaint with the Sandnes police district as well as the Norwegian National Agency for the Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crimes.”
A team of veterinarians, biologists and ballistics experts analyzed Hvaldimir’s injuries and concluded that he was wounded by a gunshot.
On August 31, the body of the white whale Khvaldimir, suspected of spying for Russia, was found. to create Off the coast of Norway. Local non-profit animal welfare organization Marine Mind received a message from a local resident. Animal rights activists who arrived at the scene found the body of a mammal in the water. Volunteers promised to perform an autopsy to determine the cause of the whale’s death.
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