[NatureNS] Beached whale euthanized [4-m.? young minke whale near Digby], Herald,

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Halifax Herald, Monday, July 31, 2006
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Beached whale euthanized

BIG JOGGINS (CP) =97 A whale that was beached along a Nova Scotia shore was
shot by RCMP officers on Sunday, after Fisheries Department officials
determined it had no hope of surviving.

The young minke whale was beached in Big Joggins, located near Digby on the
Annapolis Basin.=20

The whale was badly hurt when Fisheries officers found it, said department
spokeswoman Cate Barratt. "It was belly up as the tide went out, and its
whole layer of skin was gone and it was quite badly blistered," said
Barratt. "The prognosis for the animal was very dim, and the animal was
ordered destroyed."

Barratt said when destroying such a large animal, shooting it is not
unusual. Fisheries Department experts also consulted Tonya Wimmer, a
Halifax-area marine biologist who runs the Marine Animal Response Society.

"It was extremely sunburnt, and it=92s very clear this animal wouldn=92t have
made it," said Wimmer.

"They overheat when they=92re out of water, and that=92s one of the main things
that destroys an animal this time of year."

Wimmer said it=92s difficult to destroy animals as large as whales. Euthanasi=
a
drugs can take too long and pose a danger to other animals who eat the
carcass. "With an animal this size, (shooting it) is pretty much the only
way you can do it other than letting nature take its course, which for this
animal would be too painful," she said.




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<FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Halifax Herald, Monday, July 31, 2006<BR>
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Beached whale euthanized<BR>
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BIG JOGGINS (CP) =97 A whale that was beached along a Nova Scotia shore was s=
hot by RCMP officers on Sunday, after Fisheries Department officials determi=
ned it had no hope of surviving. <BR>
<BR>
The young minke whale was beached in Big Joggins, located near Digby on the=
 Annapolis Basin. <BR>
<BR>
The whale was badly hurt when Fisheries officers found it, said department =
spokeswoman Cate Barratt. &quot;It was belly up as the tide went out, and it=
s whole layer of skin was gone and it was quite badly blistered,&quot; said =
Barratt. &quot;The prognosis for the animal was very dim, and the animal was=
 ordered destroyed.&quot; <BR>
<BR>
Barratt said when destroying such a large animal, shooting it is not unusua=
l. Fisheries Department experts also consulted Tonya Wimmer, a Halifax-area =
marine biologist who runs the Marine Animal Response Society. <BR>
<BR>
&quot;It was extremely sunburnt, and it=92s very clear this animal wouldn=92t h=
ave made it,&quot; said Wimmer. <BR>
<BR>
&quot;They overheat when they=92re out of water, and that=92s one of the main t=
hings that destroys an animal this time of year.&quot; <BR>
<BR>
Wimmer said it=92s difficult to destroy animals as large as whales. Euthanasi=
a drugs can take too long and pose a danger to other animals who eat the car=
cass. &quot;With an animal this size, (shooting it) is pretty much the only =
way you can do it other than letting nature take its course, which for this =
animal would be too painful,&quot; she said. <BR>
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