A beluga whale stranded for several days in the Seine River was successfully removed from the French waterway in preparation for a transfer to a saltwater basin in Normandy in hopes of saving its life.
The dangerously thin marine mammal has no digestive activity for unknown reasons, conservation group Sea Shepherd France tweeted, saying veterinary exams were done after the beluga was hauled out of water after hours of preparation.
Photos posted by Sea Shepherd France show the white mammal lying on a big net that was used to get it out of a river lock. Authorities were planning to keep the whale in its temporary saltwater home for two to three days of surveillance and treatment before being towed out to sea.
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