Whale Stranded

• '티미' 또는 '호프'라는 별명이 붙은 이 새끼 고래는 생존 확률이 낮아 ‘권장되지 않는’ 것으로 간주된 구조 시도를 통해 북해로 이송되었습니다 • 구조대원들은 독일 해안 인근 얕은 바다에 좌초되어 국가적인 화제가 되었던 어린 혹등고래를 방생했으나, 해양 전문가들은 생존 가능성이 희박하다고 전했습니다 • 티미 또는 호프로 불리는 이 고래는 구조대원들에 의해 물이 채워진 바지선에 실려 운반된 후 덴마크 인근 북해에 방생되었습니다

Millionaire funded operation called ‘pure animal cruelty’ after environment minister sent threats on social mediaFinal preparations are reportedly under way for a millionaire fundedplan to tow a sickly humpback whale into the North Sea.The 12-tonne whale, nicknamed Timmy, has been stranded on the Baltic Sea coastline for almost a month. A barge resembling a giant steel aquarium will attempt to transport Timmy 400km (248 miles) towards the North Sea, and then hopefully back to the Atlantic Ocean from where it is believed to have arrived. Continue reading...

Critics say efforts to rescue the animal, nicknamed Tommy, unlikely to succeed and could lead to further harmA last-ditch effort to rescue a wayward whale that has transfixed Germans for weeks has begun in the Baltic Sea despite criticism it has little chance of success and could further harm the 12-tonne creature.The male humpback whale was first spotted last month near Timmendorfer Strand on the northern coast of Germany, giving rise to its nickname Timmy. It has repeatedly become stranded and then freed itself after human assistance but it is now stranded again, with rescuers saying it is fighting a losing battle for its life. Continue reading...