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I'm a wildlife cameraman but 'special' rare sightings can still take me by surprise
Wildlife cameraman Dan Abbot is caught off guard by a humpback whale, a rare sight in Welsh waters.
October 3, 2026Young girl finds whale stranded on Australian beach
The humpback whale later successfully freed itself after the tide rose in Queensland, Australia.
August 11, 2026Whale 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.
May 20, 2026Stranded whale ferried out of German waters in barge
The final operation to save the whale is being closely followed, after the failure of earlier attempts.
April 29, 2026Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany's Baltic coast - Reuters
Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany's Baltic coast Reuters
April 28, 2026Rescuers attempt to save stranded humpback whale off German coast
The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.
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I'm a wildlife cameraman but 'special' rare sightings can still take me by surprise
Abbot has seen the humpback whale before, but never in this area A wildlife cinematographer and shark guide has spoken about the unexpected surprise and joy of seeing a humpback whale in the Celtic D
German minister defends ‘perfectly human’ decision to allow attempt to rescue whale Timmy
Humpback stranded on sandbank was unlikely to survive, experts had said, recommending it be left to die in peace The German authorities have defended their decision to allow a risky rescue attempt of
Humpback whale released after spectacular rescue effort found dead off Denmark
The humpback whale recovered from a shallow bay off Wismar is being transported towards the North Sea in a flooded cargo ship just before the Danish border in Fehmarn, Germany, Wednesday, April 29, 20
Stranded whale ferried out of German waters in barge
More than five weeks after a humpback whale became stranded in shallow waters on the German coast, a barge has ferried the animal out of German waters, en route to the North Sea. The final operation
Operation under way to rescue a humpback whale stranded off Germany’s Baltic coast
Berlin ― An attempt to remove a stranded humpback whale from shallow waters off Germany’s Baltic coast began on Tuesday, after four weeks of intense public debate over the best way to help the animal
Stranded whale Timmy swims on to barge in German rescue attempt
Rescuers hope to move young male humpback from Baltic to North Sea after being stranded for a month near Lübeck Timmy the whale rescue attempt begins – in pictures Rescuers trying to save a stranded
German bid to rescue 'Timmy' the whale stranded off Baltic coast passes key hurdle
German rescuers on Tuesday hauled a stranded humpback whale into a special boat due to carry it to deeper waters, in the latest attempt to free the mammal whose ordeal has captured the imagination of
Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany’s Baltic coast
By Friederike Heine BERLIN, April 28 (Reuters) – An attempt to remove a stranded humpback whale from shallow waters off Germany’s Baltic coast began on Tuesday, after four weeks of intense public de
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Rescuers attempt to save stranded humpback whale off German coast
Rescuers are continuing to try and save a stranded humpback whale off Germany's north coast. The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday. Diggers have