The juvenile whale was seen swimming in a clockwise circle, making unusual noises and trailing two buoys. A team of wildlife experts had to move fast, but with plenty of patience, to save its life.
A team of wildlife officials collaborated with whale experts to free a humpback whale off the coast of Gustavus, Alaska last month.A team of wildlife officials collaborated with whale experts to free a humpback whale off the coast of Gustavus, Alaska last month.Wildlife officials successfully rescued a humpback whale after it was discovered entangled in a web of crabbing gear and at risk of dying,
Neilson and her colleagues called the owners of the crabbing gear, who confirmed that a 300-pound crab pot had gone missing, along with 450 feet of heavy line. The whale had likely been entangled for about three days.This video from a humpback 'whale spa' shows skin care is serious — and social Neilson joined two other rescuers in a small boat while three others monitored and advised from a bigger research vessel nearby. A seventh person stood onshore to operate a drone camera, providing a bird's eye view of the coiled whale. The team analyzed those images with the help of experts as far away as Hawaii.
But with the crew's persistence, the whale calmed and acquiesced, allowing the team to start chipping away at the lines with long-handled cutting equipment, freeing the animal bit-by-bit as it surfaced for 30 second chunks in roughly nine minute intervals. SEAK-5490 also has a scar on its back, which was likely caused by being hit by a boat's propeller in a previous incident, the NPS reported.
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