Body Of Dead Humpback Whale On Maryland Beach Being Removed
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Md. (WJZ) -- Crews are working to remove the body of a humpback whale that was stranded along the Maryland coast last week.
The whale, which the state's Department of Natural Resources said was a Gulf of Maine humpback whale named Pivot, was found stranded Thursday night.
We are sad to confirm that a well-known Gulf of Maine humpback whale, Pivot, was found stranded along the Maryland coast...
Posted by Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries on Monday, February 22, 2021
Officials are still working to determine what led to Pivot's death, adding Tuesday the whale's body was being removed from the surf.
In a Facebook post, the Assateague Island National Seashore urged people not to go near it, adding whales can spread diseases to humans and pets.
This humpback whale is being removed from the surf and biologists have collected tissue samples from it, however the...
Posted by Assateague Island National Seashore on Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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