Veterinarians examine the beluga after hard work of rescuing from the Seine in France. Photo Jean_Francois Monier / AFP
After several days of hard work and a lot of uncertainty, a group of 80 specialists managed to do it successfully rescue a lost 800-pound beluga about 70 kilometers from Paris, on the Seine, and which has attracted the attention of all of France. It was the first step in a mission whose main objective is to bring the cetacean back to the sea.
The animal was lost in a lock in the town of Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne. Used to living in the cold and salty Canadian waters, after entering the river he had stopped feedingwhich is why the authorities, veterinarians and activists decided to carry out relief efforts to prevent him from becoming even more ill.
In an “alarming” state of health, the beluga was lifted into the net with a crane and placed on a barge, where it received immediate attention from a dozen veterinarians. For several minutes the massive cetacean was found suspended in the air, waving its white body four meters above the rescuers’ heads.
The beluga whale lost in the Seine, France, was lifted into the net with a crane and placed on a barge. Photo REUTERS / Benoit Tessier
According to the secretary general of the prefecture of the Eure, Isabelle Dorliat-Puzet, “the animal must be immediately placed in a refrigerated truck that will transport it to the coast if the tests determine that it can make the journey”.
“We are awaiting the results of the blood tests and ultrasound and, depending on the result, ifIt will decide whether or not it can be transported to the sea“He said at a press conference and added that it is” a male who is very underweight and has injuries. “
days of distress
Observed on August 2 in the Seine, the beluga has been held since Friday in a lock located 70 km north-west of Paris and about 130 kilometers from the mouth.
“He has lost a lot of weight and appears to be ill, but his condition is satisfactory,” said Isabelle Brasseur, of the Marineland marine animal park in southern France, the largest in Europe.
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