Rescue operation in the Baltic Sea: Buckelwal successfully freed!

Polnische Umweltschützer befreien in einer Rettungsaktion einen Buckelwal vor der Ostseeküste. Infos und Hintergründe dazu.
Polish environmentalists free a humpback whale in front of the Baltic Sea coast in a rescue operation. Information and background. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Rescue operation in the Baltic Sea: Buckelwal successfully freed!

Polish environmentalists and sea rescuers have successfully freed a humpback whale from a fishing network in front of the Baltic Sea coast. The approximately seven -meter -long young whale was discovered near the fishing station at the Baltic Sea resort of Miedzyzdroje, where he had tangled up. The rescue operation stretched over an hour during which the whale was initially stressed and fidgeted. In the course of the liberation, however, the animal got used to the situation, and the rescuers could free it from the nets without injuries. After the successful campaign, the Wal swam away and did not seem to be injured. It remains unclear how the humpback whale got into the Polish Baltic Sea. He may have strayed or have been separated by his group, report the environmentalists of Radio Hochstift .

humpback whales are known for their impressive size and can be up to 17 meters long and 40 tons weigh. These majestic animals live mainly in the North Atlantic and feed on krill and small fish species. The recently saved whale must now find the way from the Baltic Sea back to the North Sea to survive. It should be noted that a dead sperm whale of 14.3 meters long has recently been discovered in the Wadden Sea of ​​the North Sea. A diluted young humpback whale was also found on an uninhabited bird protection island east of Wangerooge.

rare sightings in the Baltic Sea

The viewing of humpback whales in the Baltic Sea is extremely rare. The crew of a customs ship recently noticed two humpback whales at the same time near the Kalkgrund lighthouse at the entrance of the Flensburg Fjord. This observation has been the first of its kind since the beginning of the systematic whale observations, such as

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