This
article was published on the 12th of February in the BBC newspaper.
It talks about the hundreds of whales found in the Farewell Spit’s beach.
According
to the news, there were found more than four hundred whales on Thursday. Abot
300 died, but a group of volunteers managed to refloat a hundred of whales.
Also, they try to keep cool the rest of the survivors with water and wet pieces
of hankies. The Project Jonah, an environmental group, has a plane flying all
over the see to study the whales’ movements.
The reason
why the whales are arriving in the land is not clear. But, even so, experts
have different theories. On the one hand, they think the whales were pursued by
sharks, considering they have shark’s bites. On the other hand, they think
their navigation went wrong.
As reported
by the news, it is not the first time whales and other aquatic mammal, like
dolphins, were found in Farewell Spit.
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| Volunteers trying to cool a whale. |
OPINION:
The fact
that these whales ended up in the Farewell Spit is so sad. For me it is
shocking to see that number of whales in a beach. But it looks like the people
from there are used to it. That is the reason why there are a lot of maritime
professionals and experts. I think that’s a good thing; if anything happens
(like this time) they can react and act immediately.
As for the
number of volunteers from that town is extremely amazing. Seeing people from
different ages helping those poor animals is a sign of solidarity.
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