Sunday, November 10 in the morning, a humpback whale weighing approximately eight tons and measuring eight meters ran aground in Réville, in the Val de Saire. The Cotentin cetacean study group (GECC) noted the death of the animal.
Filled with gas
On Sunday, November 10, a whale humpback was found stranded off the coast of Réville, in the Val de Saire. According to the mayor, the mammal measures approximately eight meters and weighs nearly eight tons. This is a rare discovery for this coastal area, more accustomed to strandings of dolphins and seals. The prefecture of Some and the Biodiversity Office were alerted, and a security zone was established to limit access. Indeed, the carcass, filled with gas, presents a risk of explosion, making the approach potentially dangerous for the curious, reports France Blue.
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Current analyzes
The gendarmes towed the whale stranded to transport her by truck, where she will be examined to determine the causes of her death. Currently, it is unclear whether she died of illness or suffered ship shock. According to Gérard Mauger, president of the Cotentin cetacean study group, in-depth analyzes will be carried out. The populations of whales humpbacks have been increasing for forty years, after being decimated by hunting. These whales migrate each winter to tropical waters to give birth, and they sometimes cross the French coasts during this migratory period.
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