healtheocean
By Heal the Ocean
When a baby humpback died and floated onto Padaro Beach on May 22, 2023, a range of emotions surfaced. Beachgoers placed flowers on its body, as a dead humpback whale is a truly sorrowful sight. Simultaneously, Padaro Beach homeowners had been horrified to witness the whale drifting towards the shore.
Kaye Walters from Padaro Beach Club promptly reached out to HTO Project Director Harry Rabin for assistance. This marked the beginning of a series of challenging maneuvers that are still ongoing as this E-letter is being prepared.
HTO immediately contacted the Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit for a necropsy and promptly alerted NOAA about the incident. Working against time and tide, HTO collaborated with Brian Borgatello of MarBorg Industries in an attempt to bury the whale, but unfortunately, their efforts were unsuccessful.
Now, nearly a month after the whale beached, Heal the Ocean is nearing a solution to remove the whale.
Weeks have been spent working with the Padaro homeowners and officials from Union Pacific Railroad to gain access to the beach over the tracks. Finally, with the intervention of First County Supervisor Das Williams, an emergency permit was obtained from the Coastal Commission to access the whale.
This is considered an emergency situation, as a decomposing whale not only poses unpleasantness but also health risks.
By the time you read this, we hope that this distressing situation has been resolved. Whales are magnificent creatures that should never be in a state that offends anyone. We extend our gratitude to everyone who worked tirelessly to address this sad situation and bring an end to this story.
What an elitist bunch of A-holes.
WAAA it smells!
Any one who moves that whale is NOT environmentalist and quite the opposite.
No wonder I can’t stand my hometown anymore.
Horrified!! Lmao, wait until the storm surges and sea level rising. Surfs up, dudes.
I think about 20 cases of dynamite would solve the problem quite quickly……..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaFO1xNL-IQ&ab_channel=HistoryPod
Was waiting for the infamous exploding whale recaps.
These rich elites who all push climate change & rising sea level are not people of nature, they do not respect the life cycle. They are hypocrites when it comes to climate change.
They are dredging protected marsh lands at Sandpoint area ruining habitats to save their homes from rising sea level.
Billionaires with rules for thee but not for me
Hypocrites.
Clueless as usual.
Sea levels globally are undeniably rising .
https://climate.nasa.gov
@3:40 SBLetsGetAlong’s point is not only accurate, it is irrelevant to your comment about sea level rise, yet you insult anyway…