Crete: Concern over whales – Three found dead and one alive on the southern coast

A superior incidental was recorded connected Thursday greeting (September 25) on the confederate seashore of Crete, wherever 4 sperm whales (physeter macrocephalus) were recovered stranded — 3 dormant and 1 alive. The operations progressive HCMR, the “ARION” marine mammal rescue organization, and section authorities.

According to neakriti.gr, an alarm was raised aboriginal Thursday successful the municipalities of Viannos and Ierapetra, aft respective sperm whales (ziphiids) were washed ashore from the South Cretan Sea.

Locals and visitors discovered a dormant whale connected the seashore of Keratokampos. Members of the Cultural Association of Keratokampos “I Vigla” rushed to notify the authorities and HCMR.

The manager of HCMR stressed that the contented does not autumn nether the Aquarium’s jurisdiction, and scientists contacted ARION. A typical confirmed that determination were 4 whales successful full — 3 dormant and 1 alive.

For the dormant whale that was transported from Kalikovrechtis to Myrtos, an cognition was organized with scientists and veterinarian Michalis Spyridakis from Ierapetra to find the causes of death.

All incidents occurred betwixt Keratokampos (Viannos) and Myrtos (Ierapetra). The Municipality of Viannos reacted immediately, burying a six-meter whale successful a specially prepared pit. The Municipality of Ierapetra took work for different whale recovered successful Kalikovrechtis.

Veterinarian Michalis Spyridakis collected samples from the interior organs of the whale astatine Myrtos formation for laboratory analysis, portion astatine the aforesaid clip a 3rd dormant whale was located on the Viannos coastline.