Beluga loses in the Seine in France | Globalism

The whale was lifted out of the river, but on the way to the saltwater aquarium, he had trouble breathing.

The animal was first seen in the river on Thursday (4), and in recent days it has been swimming with difficulty about 80 kilometers from Paris She refused food provided by the professionals who were trying to save her.

During this morning, a team made up of local authorities and the Maritime Preservation Group Sea Shepherd France attempted to do just that A risky and unprecedented process of transporting it, in a refrigerated truck, to a salt water dock in the port of Osterham Canal.. There, she was treated and later returned to the sea, according to the rescue plan.

The whale was removed from the river, examined and monitored by vets, but according to the team, it began to have respiratory problems on the way and did not survive. According to the mayor of Calvados, the area where the operation was performed.

Sea Shepherd reported that although the operation was risky, the beluga whales were malnourished and would not be able to survive in the river’s warm fresh waters. Belugas is typical of arctic waters but can survive for a while in fresh water.

“Despite the unprecedented rescue operation, we are unfortunately declaring the whale dead,” the mayor declared.

Throughout the week, professionals tried to feed him trout and live squid, but the whale refused any food and was swimming slowly, in addition, he lost a lot of weight.

Although considered a rare episode, this is not the first time that cetaceans have appeared in the Seine. In May, the orca also swam in dangerous condition tens of kilometers down the river. The crew tried to return it to the sea, but the animal was disoriented and died of natural causes.

In 2018, another beluga whale was sighted on the Thames in London.

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