In the early hours of this morning in the port of Sorrento, the body of the mammal was found lifeless at about 12 meters deep.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
It is possible that the whales seen in the waters of the last few hours are two different specimens Sorrento, in the province of Naples. A was found dead this morning adult specimen of about 20 meters and it is much larger than what would have been seen last night. The other, smaller, may still be alive.
It is almost a yellow, therefore, but what is certain is that in the early hours of this morning in the port of Marina Piccola the body of the mammal was identified at about 12 meters of depth lifeless. Last night, however, a wounded cetacean was spotted swimming disoriented in the waters of the docks. Shortly after the attempt by the captaincy to help him find the open sea, he dived into deep water.
Today, the experts of Cert, the Cetacean Emergency Response Team which deals with interventions on large cetaceans, argue in fact that, even if they are not yet certain, may be a different whale, dead even earlier, a few days ago, according to the conditions in which she was found.
⭕ Update on the poor whale found dead. ➡️ An adult of about 20 meters. ➡️ The animal on the bottom ...
Posted by Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area on Friday, January 15, 2021
In fact, even the wounds on the rostrum and the state of conservation suggest it, therefore post-mortem investigations will be carried out next Monday or Tuesday to clarify the matter.
The most accredited hypothesis is that the mammal photographed in the video while wriggling on the quay of the port of Sorrento is a puppy, perhaps the son of the largest specimen found later dead.
Oceanomare Delphis Onlus also writes as follows: “This morning the surveys of the divers of the Harbor Master's Office found a specimen of dead fin whale in the port of Sorrento. It is not about yesterday's disoriented young man, but about an adult animal, larger in size. The event could therefore concern a young mother couple, this would explain the disorientation of the latter left without a guide. The young animal has not yet been found and we all hope it may have been saved. The Cert and the Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy are alerted and ready to intervene "
⚠️⚠️UPDATE ⚠️⚠️ This morning the surveys of the divers of the Harbor Master's Office found a specimen of ...
Posted by Oceanomare Delphis Onlus on Friday, January 15, 2021
The fin whale, like other large cetaceans, is well present in the Gulf of Naples which, in fact, for some years now, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (the IUCN) has officially recognized as an area "important marine mammal area"(Area of importance for marine mammals).
? The death of the whale was an event, absolutely unusual for our area, which affected everyone. But…
Posted by Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area on Friday, January 15, 2021
Let's hope, then, that at least the puppy is still alive!
Source: CERT
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