NOAA TEAM PLANS FRIDAY ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPES FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE
"If weather permits, the team will locate the whale and attempt to remove as much rope and gear as they can. The team plans to sedate the whale to slow its movement and use specially constructed tools to try to remove the lines and the buoys that are wrapped around the whale's body. Disentangling gear from a whale is dangerous and unpredictable because of the animal's size and potential volatility."
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UPDATE:
NOAA TEAM POSTPONES ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPES FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE
"During the night, the entangled right whale traveled further than expected and moved out of range of the team and into bad weather. "We are not giving up on attempts to save this whale, however, we have decided for now that it is best to postpone disentanglement operations," said Teri Rowles, lead veterinarian for NOAA Fisheries..."
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