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PARIS — A beluga whale stranded for days in France's River Seine, far from the Arctic or sub-Arctic waters where it normally lives, will be transferred to a saltwater tank for checks and care on Tuesday. . said the rescuer.
A beluga whale that wandered into the Seine last week and swam almost half way through Paris was trapped in the locks of a ship that received vitamins and antibiotics over the weekend but could not eat.Government agency (NGO) Sea Shepherd France said:
It is unclear why whales moved so far from their natural habitat, raising serious concerns about their ability to survive in the warm, dry waters of the Seine. rice field.
"Today is an important day for beluga whales and everyone involved in their rescue," said Sea His Shepherd His France in a tweet.
In the seawater tanks, whales are "monitored and called for help in the hope that the afflicted will be cured," it said. "Then they're released into the ocean, hoping to give them a better chance of survival."
Drone footage on Monday showed a white whale slowly circling a lock just below the water's surface. It showed how it was going up into the air.
In late May, a seriously ill killer whale died of natural causes after swimming tens of miles up the Seine and unsuccessfully attempting to return her to the sea.
In September 2018, beluga whales were spotted in the River Thames near Gravesend, east of London, for several days. This was the most southern sighting of beluga whales on the English coast at the time. (Written by Ingrid Melander, edited by Susan Fenton)
