A female sperm whale lost her life on the Galician coast of Malpica by ingesting a plastic cup
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himA female sperm whale lost her life on the Galician coast of Malpica by ingesting a plastic cup that damaged the walls of her stomach.
The coordinator of the Galician NGO for the study of marine mammals (CEMMA) told the story of the cetacean in his official Facebook account, where he denounced this terrible situation: "Two weeks ago we were talking about a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) stranded alive in the Ría de Vigo, and how rare is the presence of this species in Galician waters ”, he writes in his statement.
“The surprise was that two other individuals appeared in Malpica (A Coruña). A dead adult female and her cub alive. Fortunately, the person who discovered them was a CEMMA volunteer, Jose Manuel Pérez, and the rapid alarm allowed to set up a device coordinated with the municipality of Malpica for the care of the child ”, complains the NGO.
SMALL SQUASHES AND PLASTIC IN MALPICATwo weeks ago we told you about a beached small sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)…
Posted by CEMMAcetaceos on Thursday, November 19, 2020
A plastic cup caused damage to the marine animal's stomach
“During the mother's autopsy, a plastic cup was found in her stomach which had caused damage to the wall. In the absence of any other evidence or problem observable with the naked eye, and pending histopathological analyzes, these lesions and the consequent discomfort could have been the cause of the stranding ".
Another beautiful sea creature we lose… our fault.
Source: Facebook Cemma
