Efforts are underway to save the spotted beluga whale in The Seine River in France, away from the cold arctic waters more Fit, having refused food and looked gaunt, a local official Saturday said.
The beluga swims slowly in A basin located between two locks 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Paris. Vets will assess her health before a decision taken on how to me intervene.
rescue men who don’t do know If a 4 m (13 ft) mammal is not eating because it lacks energy or is sick, try feeding it with live trout.
“He doesn’t seem very interested,” Eure swears official Isabelle Dorlet Posay told reporters.
The whale moved away from its natural habitat, swimming 160 kilometers up Seine, past port of Rouen and towards the French capital. Signs are starting to appear on his skin, possible sign of health deterioration. A typical all-white beluga lives in Arctic and subarctic oceans, although they are sometimes known venture inside more Southern waters can live for For a short period in fresh water.
In May, a sick orca died that was separated from its pod of natural causes in The Seine River after attempts to guide it back To the sea failed. A month later, another whale, believed to be a Minke, was spotted in Seine.
number decision was taken on how Dorleat Buzet said to return the beluga whale to the ocean. One option was trying and lead He. She back to open the water. Another was to remove it from the river and move it, although Dorliat-Pouzet said it was unclear if the whale was strong enough. for This is a risky process. Vets will first to try to inject it with vitamins; “A few people I think it will return 160 kilometers to the sea on her own, “Dorliat-Pouzet added.
