The animal would be an adult pointed snout rorqual, with a length of about ten meters, and “seems to be healthy”, according to the association Sea Shepherd France.
Le Monde with AFP
A cetacean, undoubtedly an Rorqual, was observed several times in the Estuary of Le Havre, between the Pont de Normandie and the Pont de Tancarville, we learned on Friday sup> July, concordant sources.
The animal would be an adult pointed snout rorqual, a size of about ten meters, according to the observations of several associations, including Sea Shepherd France, cited by the prefecture of Seine-Maritime in a Communicated .
“From what we have seen and what was reported to us, it seems to be healthy. He normally swims,” said Lamya Essemlali, president of the Ocean Defense NGO on Friday on Friday Joined by the France-Presse agency.
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Roking in fresh water would be problematic
The priority of the NGO is to monitor the progression of the cetacean. “It is important not to happen in fresh water, otherwise it would be problematic: his days would be counted”, according to M me essemlali, which evokes the possibility of setting up a sound dam for the ‘Make ward off.
“The observed animal moves slowly, but with powerful movements, and seems in good physical condition”, notes the prefecture.
“The HAROPA CAPITARY OF PORT OF ROUEN immediately took an opinion on navigation, with regulatory value, addressed to all ships, boats and floating devices, in order to inform them of the presence of this wild animal but also In order to impose the prohibition to approach it within 100 meters, “added the press release issued Thursday evening.
“It is not as abnormal and as worrying as it was for the Orca. A Rorqual is not a gregarious animal,” recalls the president of Sea Shepherd.
In mid-May, an orca in great difficulty had been observed in the Seine between Le Havre and Rouen. The cetacean had been found dead at the end of May. A group of experts responsible for monitoring the animal had been created and it had decided to euthanize it after the failure of operations to guide it to the sea, in particular by means of submarine sound stimuli.