During that time, I was coordinating with veterinarians and other groups around Florida to mobilize and get to the scene so that we could mount a response as humanely and quickly as possible for this whale, Mase told TCPalm Monday.
When the whale came ashore, it was extremely emaciated and had some rope around its lower jaw, Mase said. By the time veterinarians arrived, the animal had died.
Responders sometimes will euthanize a sick or dying whale, but it s a case-by-case basis and depends on whether the animal can be rehabilitated, according to NOAA.
Veternarians conducted a necropsy an autopsy for animals and took blood samples. A further inspection of the whale found more rope in its esophagus and stomach, Mase said. An investigation is underway to determine if that killed the animal.
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A sperm whale stranded itself Saturday on the shores of Herman s Bay Beach on Hutchinson Island.
Officials with Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were monitoring the whale.
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One witness, Cristina Maldonado, told NBC affiliate WPTV that she just happened to be walking by and captured the images of the stranded whale with rope with a large rope wrapped around its lower jaw.
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A sperm whale stranded itself at Herman s Bay Beach on Hutchinson Island Saturday.
Officials with Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and FWC were monitoring the whale.
Cristina Maldonado told WPTV she just happened to be walking by and captured the images of the stranded whale with rope with a large rope wrapped around its lower jaw.
Maldonado said officials on the beach told her autopsy results on the whale may take 6 months.
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Whale strands itself on Hutchinson Island April 24, 2021 at 9:01 PM EDT - Updated April 25 at 5:10 AM
A sperm whale stranded itself Saturday at Herman s Bay Beach on Hutchinson Island.
Officials with Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were monitoring the whale.
Cristina Maldonado told WPTV she just happened to be walking by and captured the images of the stranded whale with rope with a large rope wrapped around its lower jaw.
Maldonado said officials on the beach told her necropsy results on the whale may take six months.
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