Scientists are examining the corpse of an endangered whale that washed up on a Mississippi Gulf Coast beach.The rare discovery Saturday marks the very first time a fin whale stranding has been reported in Mississippi and simply the fourth time considering that 2002 a fin whale stranding has actually been reported in the Gulf of Mexico, WLOX-TV reported.Scientists from the nonprofit Institute for Marine Mammal Studies and other companies will study the remains, which washed ashore in Pass Christian.Dr.
Moby Solangi, director of the institute, informed the Gazebo Gazette that the whale is 30 feet (9 meters) long and weighs in between 12,000 and 15,000 pounds (6,804 kilograms).
It may have been accidentally pushed to shore by a ship.&& The mammal was probably ill and the body got caught in a ship channel,& & Solangi said.Scientists will identify the cause of death based upon pending lab results, AP reported.After the fin whale population declined due to searching, the species was classified as threatened and given security under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.The post Dead endangered whale cleans up on Mississippi Gulf Coast initially appeared on Ariana News.
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