A stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea looks weaker, and experts fear it won't be able to find its way back to the Atlantic. On Sunday, officials set up a 500-meter restricted zone so the whale could rest and try to free itself.
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A stranded humbpack whale swims in the waters of the Baltic Sea in front of the pier at Niendorf harbor, Germany, Wednesday March 25, 2026, as rescue attempts continue after the police cordoned off the area so as not to alarm the animal. The humpback whale stranded again in Wismar Bay near Wismar, Germany, Saturday, March 28, 2026, after freeing itself the night before from being stranded off Niendorf in Timmendorfer Strand. A whale lies on a sandbank in the Bay of Wismar, Germany, Saturday, March 28, 2026. A whale lies on a sandbank in the Bay of Wismar, Germany, Saturday, March 28, 2026. A whale lies on a sandbank in the Bay of Wismar, Germany, Saturday, March 28, 2026. A whale lies on a sandbank in the Bay of Wismar, Germany, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Robert Marc Lehmann, biologist, examines a stranded whale in the Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, Thursday, March 26, 2026. Robert Marc Lehmann, biologist, examines a stranded whale in the Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, Thursday, March 26, 2026. A stranded humbpack whale swims in the waters of the Baltic Sea in front of the pier at Niendorf harbor, Germany, Wednesday March 25, 2026, as rescue attempts continue after the police cordoned off the area so as not to alarm the animal. A stranded humbpack whale swims in the waters of the Baltic Sea in front of the pier at Niendorf harbor, Germany, Wednesday March 25, 2026, as rescue attempts continue after the police cordoned off the area so as not to alarm the animal. The humpback whale stranded again in Wismar Bay near Wismar, Germany, Saturday, March 28, 2026, after freeing itself the night before from being stranded off Niendorf in Timmendorfer Strand. The humpback whale stranded again in Wismar Bay near Wismar, Germany, Saturday, March 28, 2026, after freeing itself the night before from being stranded off Niendorf in Timmendorfer Strand. ’s Baltic Sea looks weaker, and experts fear it won’t be able to find its way back to the Atlantic despite A 500-meter restricted area was enforced around the whale so it could get some rest and hopefully free itself, officials said Sunday in a news conference in the eastern German coastal town of Wismar, near where the giant cetacean has been stuck. “He would be able to do so if he regains his strength, and that is why we decided to leave him alone, allowing him to actually set off and then successfully leave this area,” said Till Backhaus, the environment minister of the state of Mecklenburg-Pomerania, where Wismar is located. “But we also have to assume that he is weakened. And he is also sick,” said Backhaus, adding that the humpback whale may have injuries because it came into contact with a fishing net. Previous efforts to rescue the 12-15 meter whale off a sandbank at Timmendorfer Strand beach and in the Wismar Bay with tearlier this week, captivated Germans — with media sending news alerts of updates on its progress and streaming live video from the scene. The whale also became a popular topic of conversation across the country, with people exchanging text messages about rescue efforts. But by now, hopes are dimming that the whale is still strong enough to swim free and find its way back to the Atlantic through German and Danish waters. “It is very noticeable that the animal is showing significantly less activity,” said Stefanie Groß from the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. “Its respiratory rate has dropped considerably. The animal is not moving. It did not react even when we drove closer.”. Some experts say the animal may have lost its way when it swam after a shoal of herring, or during migration, as it is most likely a male.long-term as the salt concentration of the water isn’t high enough. It has already developed a skin disease. Another issue is that it can’t find the right kind of nutrition it needs, though whales can go without food for weeks.“When you consider how narrow the straits are and that there are still about 500 kilometers to go, you realize that it’s a real bottleneck you have to navigate, and naturally, the chances of success are relatively slim,” said Burkard Baschek, the director of the German Maritime Museum in Stralsund. The whale was first spotted swimming in the Baltic on March 3, but reports of it being stranded surfaced last week.Grieshaber is a Berlin-based reporter covering Germany and Austria for The Associated Press. 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