A humpback whale was stranded in the Baltic Sea near the north German city of Lübeck. There was general concern for the whale. With the help of some channel that had been dug to free him, the whale managed to save himself and return to the open sea. See http://www.neat-news.com/3558.php. #humpback_whale #freed

When in 1976 commercial whaling ended only 800 individual humpback whales were left. Now figures have recovered to an estimated number of 30,000. When humpback whales die they take some 33 tons of carbon to the ground of the sea and play thereby an important role in reducing CO2 in the atmosphere. See http://www.neat-news.com/2024/10/263.php. #humpback_whale #conservation #climate