Clearwater Marine Aquarium Trying To Save Beached Whales At Redington Beach
Thursday is the final stage of the pilot whale rescue. The two pilot whales in Tarpon Springs will be loaded onto a large boat this morning and they will travel out to where the other three pilot whales are and then release the.
#UPDATE: Here are the two PILOT WHALES rescued yesterday from Redington Beach. in what - hopefully - is their TEMPORARY new home. Video courtesy of my colleague Photojournalist Deb Whiteside. pic.twitter.com/OQrB5dFEHf
— Eric Glasser WTSP (@EricGlasserWTSP) July 30, 2019
Here’s the release Video
#BREAKING: Three pilot whales were released back into the Gulf of Mexico after being stranded on #RedingtonBeach earlier today.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) July 29, 2019
A #CoastGuard crew from Station Sand Key provided an escort as @MyFWC and @CMAquarium worked to get them back in open ocean. pic.twitter.com/o8VCpCb3LQ
2:05pm UPDATE: A truck is on the way to pick up two of the whales and take them to a recovery center in Tarpon Springs and a boat is on the way for the other three to take them out in the Gulf where they belong – the other two will recover for the next few days and then hopefully get back and find a pod of pilot whales.
12:00pm UPDATE: We now know that 5 short finned pilot whales beached themselves this morning between 5:00am -6:00am. NOAA, FWC and The Clearwater Marine Aquarium along with the Coast Guard are keeping the whales wet and under the shade of a tent while they do the tests to see if they can figure out what’s wrong with them These whales are usually 100 miles out in very deep water and the fact that they came in so close means something is wrong. A NOAA spokesperson said that’s what they are working to figure out.
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I’m at Redington Beach, where a pod of 5 pilot whales has beached. Clearwater Marine Aquarium, the Coast Guard, and volunteer beachgoers are shielding them from sun and splashing them with water while scientists evaluate their condition ☹️ pic.twitter.com/UHGLtsdzuo
— aaron holmes (@aaronpholmes) July 29, 2019
The scene Monday morning on Madeira Beach as multiple whales beached themselves. Beachgoers and Clearwater Marine Aquarium officials trying to help: (Photos courtesy Kristie Steele) pic.twitter.com/me3g574f01
— Spectrum Bay News 9 (@BN9) July 29, 2019
VIDEO: Crews from FWC and Clearwater Marine Aquarium are working to save 5 whales who appear to have beached themselves on Redington Beach in the Tampa area. We have a crew working to find out the latest: https://t.co/ehkUZgycVr pic.twitter.com/0eOYHAvBzo
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) July 29, 2019
RIGHT NOW: Crews from @CMAquarium, @MyFWC & @SheriffPinellas working to help five distressed whales that beached themselves on Redington Beach this morning. https://t.co/2D2jpxxWGv pic.twitter.com/Kl81hz8Wm8
— Heather Monahan (@HeatherMonahan_) July 29, 2019