Confirmed by authorities
Authorities confirm: Humpback whale “Timmy” is dead!
The humpback whale “Timmy,” which had stranded several times in the Baltic Sea, is dead! The whale discovered on Thursday off the Danish island of Anholt is indeed “Timmy,” as the Danish Environmental Protection Agency informed the Danish news agency.
On Thursday, a whale bearing a strong resemblance to the now-famous humpback whale was spotted off the Danish island of Anholt. Tissue samples were taken from the animal stranded off the Danish island to determine whether it was indeed “Timmy.”
On Saturday, the matter was settled: “Timmy” has stranded off Anholt and is no longer alive, as reported by the Ministry of the Environment in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
"Timmy’s" body lies off the island of Anholt:
Divers from the Danish Nature Agency (Naturstyrelsen) and a veterinarian had examined the whale once more and had also dived beneath the animal. Experts from the Danish Environmental Agency also found a tracker on the whale. This is now reportedly in the possession of the Danish government. Before “Timmy” was released by the private initiative, a tracker had been attached to the animal.
On Friday, the agency had stated that no transmitter had been found on the animal. Morten Abildstrøm from the agency later explained that a transmitter attached to the dorsal fin could not have been detected at all because the dead whale was initially lying on its side and had since rolled onto its back. The re-examination has now clarified the situation.
"Timmy" is to remain there
The dead whale’s bodyisapparently to remain off the island of Anholt. Since the whale carcass lies far from the beach, it does not bother anyone, Abildstrøm said. Currently, dozens of seagulls are at the whale and eating parts of the body. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Environment Minister Till Backhaus said that they must clarify with the Danish authorities what should happen to the dead whale’s body.
According to Danish sources, the carcass lies about 75 meters off the beach. The water there is waist-deep, as can be seen in video footage. The dead marine mammal is lying on its back. “Timmy” has likely been dead for some time, the Danish news agency Ritzau reported, citing the environmental agency Miljøstyrelsen.
Rescue attempt failed
This also makes it clear: the private initiative’s rescue attempt has failed. The whale, which had stranded several times along the coasts of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, was transported by the private initiative to the open sea using a barge and released on May 2 about 70 kilometers from Skagen in the Skagerrak.
After its release, it remained unclear what had happened to the whale. The tracker attached to the whale had not functioned properly, and no position data had been received. However, experts had long suspected that the marine mammal was no longer alive.
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