Whale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue
Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was released into the sea from a barge more than two weeks ago.
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"It can now be confirmed that the stranded humpback whale near Anholt is the same whale that was previously stranded in Germany and was the subject of rescue attempts."
— Jane Hansen , Other
"It was always a matter of weighing up which option was the worst: waiting for the animal’s certain death in agony or giving him one last chance and potentially exposing him to stress."
— Till Backhaus , Politician
"It can now be confirmed that the stranded humpback whale near Anholt is the same whale that was previously stranded in Germany and was the subject of rescue attempts."
— Jane Hansen , Other
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Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was released into the sea from a barge more than two weeks ago.
A humpback whale, nicknamed 'Timmy,' was found dead off the coast of Anholt, Denmark, two weeks after being released into the North Sea following a controversial rescue operation in Germany.
Authorities confirmed the death of 'Timmy,' the humpback whale previously rescued from Germany, after a GPS tracker identified the carcass found off Denmark's coast.
German authorities defended their decision to attempt rescuing 'Timmy,' a stranded humpback whale, despite expert warnings about the animal's compromised health.
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