PDA

View Full Version : Humback whale beached in the Hamptons


NIKV69
2010-04-06, 04:16 PM
Just heard on MSNBC. Reported as alive but weak. Hoping some people can work some magic and save this majestic creature!
Matt Molnar
2010-04-06, 04:24 PM
Paging Dr. Costanza.
T-Bird76
2010-04-06, 04:49 PM
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suff ... -1.1848902 (http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/beached-baby-humpback-likely-won-t-survive-officials-say-1.1848902)

From Newsday, doesn't look promising for the baby Humpback.
NIKV69
2010-04-06, 05:50 PM
So sad wish they could do something, wonder how it got seperated from the mother


http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=270067
hiss srq
2010-04-07, 10:34 AM
Saying a prayer. Keep me updated. This creature could be a perfect canidate to be sent to the Mote La in Sarasota.
Matt Molnar
2010-04-07, 11:56 PM
Sounds like it's still alive but nothing can be done. They considered euthanizing it but they're afraid it'll thrash around and hurt someone if they get too close. Sucks.
NIKV69
2010-04-08, 12:28 AM
Truly is, I can't believe with all our technology we can't save this poor whale.
Matt Molnar
2010-04-08, 11:34 AM
They tried sedating it with darts this morning, but it didn't work. I think it would take more than a couple of darts to affect a 1500 lb animal.
T-Bird76
2010-04-08, 11:56 AM
Truly is, I can't believe with all our technology we can't save this poor whale.


Nick with all our technology we can't save our selfs from nature takin its course.
NIKV69
2010-04-09, 03:32 PM
Nick with all our technology we can't save our selfs from nature takin its cours





Nature taking it's course? This isn't an old whale dying of old age it was a baby dying of malnutrition. I realize it's not cheap to probably airlift it somewhere to get rehab but I can't help but think the anti-whaling people who spend huge amounts of money to try to stop whaling could prob do a little better in a situation like this and Bob Barker wouldn't have to watch his boat get destroyed.

BTW whale has died.


http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/ ... 270831545/ (http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/09/Humpback-whale-dies-on-Long-Island-beach/UPI-58751270831545/)
Tom_Turner
2010-04-10, 11:27 AM
According to one report, they tried to euthanize it and it fought back to live... not a nice story at all...

Tom
Matt Molnar
2010-04-10, 03:24 PM
Apparently one of the 2lb darts actually missed (you couldn't hit the broad side of a whale!) and got washed away. So uhhh...yeah, keep an eye out to avoid getting stabbed/euthanized next time you're at the beach in the Hamptons.
T-Bird76
2010-04-11, 05:13 PM
New report...an injuried seal pup has washed up on the same beach near where the Humpback died.
NIKV69
2010-04-11, 08:35 PM
Well we should have a better outcome than the whale. Hopefully it will end like this guy.

http://www.hamptons.com/print.php?articleID=8963
mirrodie
2010-04-11, 09:16 PM
I'm real late to the whale story but why couldn't it be saved?
Matt Molnar
2010-04-11, 09:37 PM
I'm real late to the whale story but why couldn't it be saved?
a. Too big to move it.
b. Too young/sick to survive on its own...they normally hang out with their moms until they're about 2 years old, but for some reason this guy must have gotten separated from his mother.