WPTV asks today: "Did whales in Delray Beach and Jensen Beach wash ashore for the same reason?"
According to the news station's report, "A dead whale was discovered Thursday morning in Delray Beach at 240 South Ocean Boulevard. A short time later, scientists were dispatched to aid a pigmy sperm whale that was found alive and stranded in shallow water, just south of Jensen Beach public beach park."
WPTV interviewed Steve McCulloch, founder and manager of the Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Program at Harbor Branch:
- "This animal (the whale found in Jensen Beach) had no outward signs of trauma, other than a few cuts and abrasions from the surf."
- "It's very unlikely that oil contaimated oil [sic] is a cause. That will be determined through analysis of blubber."
- "There is a distinct possibility that the two beached whale incidents are related. We will try to determine that through examination"...
Read the report here.
See also:
- (JENSEN BEACH) 2 baby sperm whales dead after beaching themselves on Florida’s East Coast; “Infections and toxins are going to be the big killers of these animals” says pathologist (VIDEO/PHOTOS)
- Gulf Scientist: Oil is “causing ulcers” in sealife, then destroying “livers” and “immune and nervous systems”
- Marine Center Director: “Never seen anything like this”; 10 whale sharks only 23 miles southwest of Sarasota
- Toxicologist studying whales in Gulf MOST worried about DNA damage: “They’re mammals, we’re mammals — they represent us”
Many families opt for this so that they can plan their own excursions while still getting surfing lessons.
Whatever the reason for the beached whales, we'll never hear about it again, or if we do, it will be spun in Bp's favor just like everything else.