Mastodawn

#GoodNews for the moment, after a dramatic struggle (it's not yet sure if the ill whale will recover and find a place in the North Atlantic) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/whale-stranded-germany-free-rescue

Even if it's only a first success, it shows: these people helping a #whale are among the real heroes in our world. These are people who try to make our world a better place to live in; they strive and work together.

#whaleRescue #Niendorf #HumpbackWhale

Whale stranded off Germany swims to freedom after days of efforts to save it

Rescuers used boats and excavators to try to guide 10-metre long sea mammal to deeper waters

The Guardian

FBToast Aug 25, 2023

#WhaleRescue
This is so beautiful
https://twitter.com/dodo/status/1694786657919410642?t=_--c0RX5jnSBgxmZtVk49g&s=09

The Dodo on X

This family's boat ride turned into a dramatic whale rescue — and the whale spent an hour thanking them in the most beautiful way! 🐋💙

X (formerly Twitter)

Mojo ♻️Jul 28, 2023

They squeaked as they died: I tried to help those baby #pilotwhales – but nothing could be done.
"It was the little cries of the dying young ones that hit me hardest.
The sound is hard to describe – like a high-pitched squeak, a forlorn whistle amid the noise of breaking waves."
#WhaleRescue

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/27/wa-pilot-whale-stranding-euthanised-cheynes-beach-volunteer

They squeaked as they died: I tried to help those baby pilot whales – but nothing could be done

Reporter Narelle Towie found herself joining volunteers and marine officials trying to save a pod stranded on Cheynes beach in Western Australia

The Guardian

hesgen Jul 16, 2023

"Entire pod of 55 whales dies after mass stranding on Lewis"

This breaks my heart. I can barely imagine how it feels for those who attempted to rescue and comfort the whales.

#WhaleRescue #whales

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-66215683

Entire pod of 55 whales dies after mass stranding on Lewis

Just 15 were alive after the stranding and vets had to euthanise the survivors on welfare grounds.

BBC News

𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒆®Mar 7, 2023

👇🇨🇦"Whale-rescue experts in N.L. are showing their Canadian colleagues the ropes" #WhaleRescue
#Oceans #NewfoundlandAndLabrador #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/whale-disentanglement-marine-institute-1.6769199

Whale-rescue experts in N.L. are showing their Canadian colleagues the ropes | CBC News

Newfoundland and Labrador is a world leader in trying to save whales tangled in ocean detritus, including fishing gear, communications lines and plane debris. Now the province's whale-disentanglement experts are working to pass those skills on to others.

CBC