Beached Whale

username in use · 04/06/2010, 06:49 AM

My brother (Beaun) just sent me a text saying that they found a beached whale at wyborg's beach in East Hampton. He said it is about 20ft long and either a fin whale or a minke whale, and at that length would make it a juvi. They called the Atlantis rescue so we will see what comes of it.

Its been pretty calm weather so I wonder if it didnt get tagged by a ship or something.

LiveLife · 04/06/2010, 07:01 AM

when did they find it?

username in use · 04/06/2010, 07:02 AM

45 minutes ago its in about 5 feet of water

Monkeyfish · 04/06/2010, 08:42 AM

Hope they can save it.

username in use · 04/06/2010, 08:59 AM

We will have to see if Joe has any news on it later today or tomorrow.

username in use · 04/06/2010, 10:03 AM

It's a humpback

Beaun · 04/06/2010, 10:11 AM

Just got back into the office from doing some fencing work. The Natural Resources Department got a call about this whale at ~8:30 this morning and I tagged along to see it. It's the first whale I've ever seen in the wild. The tide was still coming in when the picture was taken and the Riverhead Foundation was called, but that's all I know. I thought it was a small fin whale at first, but someone else said humpback later, it was hard to tell from the beach.

Dr_zilla · 04/06/2010, 10:14 AM

this sucks. keep us updated please. hopefully it will make it.

james

Beaun · 04/06/2010, 01:36 PM

From what I heard they were unable to euthanize it because it is not technically beached yet (still in water) and they cant push it back in because it't too danger and someone can get killed by the whale. So they are waiting for it to either die, get beached and euthanize it, or for it to get pulled back out to sea.

username in use · 04/06/2010, 01:54 PM

That sucks.

cthedaytrader · 04/06/2010, 02:18 PM

That stinks I can't believe that nothing can be done.

WallysWorld · 04/06/2010, 02:42 PM

I've seen them pull whales off the shoreline with nets from Zodiac boats, wonder why they cant try that?
Hope he makes it!

lagatbezan · 04/06/2010, 03:47 PM

can i put him in my 240g? lol
its a shame with all of todays technology and equipments there is not much that can be done to save him

cthedaytrader · 04/06/2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lagatbezan

can i put him in my 240g? lol
its a shame with all of todays technology and equipments there is not much that can be done to save him

I think the tang police would come after you for that one

Spracklcat · 04/06/2010, 06:40 PM

I got the chance to go hang out with the vet that works with Atlantis and with the Riverhead foundation, which is the group that does all the rescue work. Let me tell you, those guys really know what they are doing, and are very devoted to their work. One of the most impressive parts was watching the veterinary tech handle a seal (I was a tech for years so I know what it's like). The tech was so efficient, gentle, calm, with this feral animal almost as big as she was. The people that work there really love the animals they care for, and I'm sure they are pained to have a whale out there they can't help.

Then again, if the whale DOES die, and they get it out of the water, that might be the lab animal for my school marine mammal necropsy

Really, how often do you get the opportunity to cut open a whale? (I know, I'm sick).

Beaun · 04/06/2010, 07:07 PM

They said they would just burry it right there, so you would need to get in contact with East Hampton Village if you really wanted it that bad. Whales dont get beached by accident, usually there is something wrong and the Riverhead Foundation is really good about doing things right. They call from time to time during the plover season asking if we are in the area of a call and if we can check it out first. Usually it is just a seal taking a break in the sun on the sand and they would rather not have to drive all the way out here for that.

jarrett shark · 04/06/2010, 08:26 PM

that sucks for this whale!!

WallysWorld · 04/06/2010, 09:04 PM

Its not just because of the whales size the Riverhead foundation is saying because the mother is not around this baby cannot survive anyway. This is pretty sad! I had a Vet tell me that about 2 baby racoons I found last spring. Guess what they are alive and doing fine. Not saying the whale would survive but I hate when people give up. When is it ok to say "the effort isn't worth it" when talking about another animal?

Yes you guest it I the guy who stops traffic to make sure the turtle makes it across the rd.

username in use · 04/07/2010, 06:08 AM

I save turtles too.

If the calf is less than a year old, it hasn't even been weened off of milk yet, so it really won't survive which is sad but reality. And they drink about 100 gallons a day.

a9reef · 04/07/2010, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by username in use

I save turtles too.

If the calf is less than a year old, it hasn't even been weened off of milk yet, so it really won't survive which is sad but reality. And they drink about 100 gallons a day.

that sucks to hear!

Editour2 · 04/07/2010, 09:02 AM

So sad!!!!

WallysWorld · 04/07/2010, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by username in use

I save turtles too.

If the calf is less than a year old, it hasn't even been weened off of milk yet, so it really won't survive which is sad but reality. And they drink about 100 gallons a day.

Weaning is more like 5 to 7 months and if its a Humpback at 30' it is most likely weened. Not sure about the length heard different reports.

Anybody hear any updates?

Muscle Reefer · 04/07/2010, 08:57 PM

I am also curious about any updates. I was gonna make a trip out there to take some pictures and see it but my heart does not allow me to go out there and see such a beautiful innocent animal die.

username in use · 04/08/2010, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by WallysWorld

Weaning is more like 5 to 7 months and if its a Humpback at 30' it is most likely weened. Not sure about the length heard different reports.

Anybody hear any updates?

I was there last night, and it was still there. You could tell it was having a hard time breathing, and it definitely wasn't as active as it was the day before. It was about 20ft long, I wouldn't say that it was even close to 30ft, a baby for sure. It was sad to see it there in the shallows just waiting to starve. And I could be wrong, but I read that they drink milk for up to a year.

WallysWorld · 04/08/2010, 12:05 PM

I just got the word that it's 25' long. They are now saying that the whale was dying before coming to shore(not sure how they know?). So it sounds like its just a matter of days. So sad!

04/06/2010, 06:49 AM	#1
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	Beached Whale My brother (Beaun) just sent me a text saying that they found a beached whale at wyborg's beach in East Hampton. He said it is about 20ft long and either a fin whale or a minke whale, and at that length would make it a juvi. They called the Atlantis rescue so we will see what comes of it. Its been pretty calm weather so I wonder if it didnt get tagged by a ship or something. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

04/06/2010, 07:01 AM	#2
LiveLife Moved On Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 25	whale when did they find it?

04/06/2010, 07:02 AM	#3
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	45 minutes ago its in about 5 feet of water __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

04/06/2010, 08:42 AM	#4
Monkeyfish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Long Island (NY) Posts: 4,077	Hope they can save it. __________________ Eric "One thing that humbles me deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does not." Current Tank Info: Taking a break

04/06/2010, 08:59 AM	#5
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	We will have to see if Joe has any news on it later today or tomorrow. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

04/06/2010, 10:03 AM	#6
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	It's a humpback __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

04/06/2010, 10:11 AM	#7
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	Just got back into the office from doing some fencing work. The Natural Resources Department got a call about this whale at ~8:30 this morning and I tagged along to see it. It's the first whale I've ever seen in the wild. The tide was still coming in when the picture was taken and the Riverhead Foundation was called, but that's all I know. I thought it was a small fin whale at first, but someone else said humpback later, it was hard to tell from the beach. __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None

04/06/2010, 10:14 AM	#8
Dr_zilla TDS Addict Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 307	this sucks. keep us updated please. hopefully it will make it. james

04/06/2010, 01:36 PM	#9
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	From what I heard they were unable to euthanize it because it is not technically beached yet (still in water) and they cant push it back in because it't too danger and someone can get killed by the whale. So they are waiting for it to either die, get beached and euthanize it, or for it to get pulled back out to sea. __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None

04/06/2010, 01:54 PM	#10
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	That sucks. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

04/06/2010, 02:18 PM	#11
cthedaytrader Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: LI Posts: 1,328	That stinks I can't believe that nothing can be done. __________________ Chris Current Tank Info: 75G Rimless 40x24x18

04/06/2010, 02:42 PM	#12
WallysWorld Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Port Jefferson Station Posts: 1,855	I've seen them pull whales off the shoreline with nets from Zodiac boats, wonder why they cant try that? Hope he makes it! __________________ SCIENTIA EST POTENTIA! Current Tank Info: 120 gal 4x2x2 Reef, 4 x 160W Kessil's, Refuge, Korallin Calcium Reactor, ASM G3 Skimmer and Refuge.

04/06/2010, 03:47 PM	#13
lagatbezan Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,109	can i put him in my 240g? lol its a shame with all of todays technology and equipments there is not much that can be done to save him

04/06/2010, 06:40 PM	#15
Spracklcat Disaster Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,714	I got the chance to go hang out with the vet that works with Atlantis and with the Riverhead foundation, which is the group that does all the rescue work. Let me tell you, those guys really know what they are doing, and are very devoted to their work. One of the most impressive parts was watching the veterinary tech handle a seal (I was a tech for years so I know what it's like). The tech was so efficient, gentle, calm, with this feral animal almost as big as she was. The people that work there really love the animals they care for, and I'm sure they are pained to have a whale out there they can't help. Then again, if the whale DOES die, and they get it out of the water, that might be the lab animal for my school marine mammal necropsy Really, how often do you get the opportunity to cut open a whale? (I know, I'm sick). Last edited by Spracklcat; 04/06/2010 at 06:42 PM. Reason: addition

04/06/2010, 07:07 PM	#16
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	They said they would just burry it right there, so you would need to get in contact with East Hampton Village if you really wanted it that bad. Whales dont get beached by accident, usually there is something wrong and the Riverhead Foundation is really good about doing things right. They call from time to time during the plover season asking if we are in the area of a call and if we can check it out first. Usually it is just a seal taking a break in the sun on the sand and they would rather not have to drive all the way out here for that. __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None

04/06/2010, 08:26 PM	#17
jarrett shark Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,518	that sucks for this whale!! __________________ President of "NY REEF CLUB" OFFICE 300gal SPS reef tank with 400gal sump,150 GAL Frag tank,30gal frag= 890gal total HOUSE 400gal reef tank with 250gal sump = coming soon. 5x3x3 with 1" think acryli

04/06/2010, 09:04 PM	#18
WallysWorld Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Port Jefferson Station Posts: 1,855	Its not just because of the whales size the Riverhead foundation is saying because the mother is not around this baby cannot survive anyway. This is pretty sad! I had a Vet tell me that about 2 baby racoons I found last spring. Guess what they are alive and doing fine. Not saying the whale would survive but I hate when people give up. When is it ok to say "the effort isn't worth it" when talking about another animal? Yes you guest it I the guy who stops traffic to make sure the turtle makes it across the rd. __________________ SCIENTIA EST POTENTIA! Current Tank Info: 120 gal 4x2x2 Reef, 4 x 160W Kessil's, Refuge, Korallin Calcium Reactor, ASM G3 Skimmer and Refuge.

04/07/2010, 06:08 AM	#19
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	I save turtles too. If the calf is less than a year old, it hasn't even been weened off of milk yet, so it really won't survive which is sad but reality. And they drink about 100 gallons a day. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

04/07/2010, 09:02 AM	#21
Editour2 Frank Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Suffolk County, NY Posts: 1,907	So sad!!!!

04/07/2010, 08:57 PM	#23
Muscle Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Levittown, LI Posts: 396	I am also curious about any updates. I was gonna make a trip out there to take some pictures and see it but my heart does not allow me to go out there and see such a beautiful innocent animal die.

04/08/2010, 12:05 PM	#25
WallysWorld Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Port Jefferson Station Posts: 1,855	I just got the word that it's 25' long. They are now saying that the whale was dying before coming to shore(not sure how they know?). So it sounds like its just a matter of days. So sad! __________________ SCIENTIA EST POTENTIA! Current Tank Info: 120 gal 4x2x2 Reef, 4 x 160W Kessil's, Refuge, Korallin Calcium Reactor, ASM G3 Skimmer and Refuge.