French experts try to save a beluga who swam up the Seine
French experts are trying to save the beluga who swam up the Seine and put it back into the sea in a complex operationThe beluga whale, which is normally found in the Arctic, swam up the Seine of sea water They will try to lift an animal weighing 800 kg in a refrigerated truck 2022 | Updated: 11.14pm BST, 09 Aug 2022
French marine experts attempt to save a beluga whale that swam up the Seine and bring it back to the sea .
The team will attempt to get the nearly 1,800-pound animal onto a refrigerated truck and drive it into a pool of seawater undisclosed.
Authorities have said that once this is done, it can be treated for several days before being released back into the open sea.
The 13ft whale, which is a protected species usually found in arctic waters, was spotted a week ago heading for Paris and now lies 81 miles inland.
"An operation to transport the beluga lost in the Seine will be attempted this evening", said government officials from the Eure department, which is orchestrating the effort.
The animal's progress inland has been blocked by a lock at Saint-Pierre-La-Garenne in Normandy, and her health deteriorated after refusing to eat.
But her condition is currently "satisfactory", said Isabelle B Rasseur of Marineland marine animal park in the south of France.
She is part of a Marineland team sent to help with the rescue, alongside the NGO Sea Shepherd France.
"What is exceptional is that here the quays of the Seine are not accessible to vehicles... everything will have to be done by hand. hand", Brewer says.
So far, the...
French marine experts attempt to save a beluga whale that swam up the Seine and bring it back to the sea .
The team will attempt to get the nearly 1,800-pound animal onto a refrigerated truck and drive it into a pool of seawater undisclosed.
Authorities have said that once this is done, it can be treated for several days before being released back into the open sea.
The 13ft whale, which is a protected species usually found in arctic waters, was spotted a week ago heading for Paris and now lies 81 miles inland.
"An operation to transport the beluga lost in the Seine will be attempted this evening", said government officials from the Eure department, which is orchestrating the effort.
The animal's progress inland has been blocked by a lock at Saint-Pierre-La-Garenne in Normandy, and her health deteriorated after refusing to eat.
But her condition is currently "satisfactory", said Isabelle B Rasseur of Marineland marine animal park in the south of France.
She is part of a Marineland team sent to help with the rescue, alongside the NGO Sea Shepherd France.
"What is exceptional is that here the quays of the Seine are not accessible to vehicles... everything will have to be done by hand. hand", Brewer says.
So far, the...
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