US EditionWhale entangled with fishing gear among dozens seen in Cape Cod Bay
- Dozens of right whales appeared in Cape Cod Bay on April 15, 2025, according to reports.
- The whales came to the area to feed on plentiful zooplankton blooms, officials stated.
- Among the whales are five mother-calf pairs, a critical group for the endangered species.
- Scot Landry, director of the rescue team, said, "I would temper expectations for this case."
- One whale, #5110, is entangled in fishing gear; experts fear the entanglement could be lethal.
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Entangled gray whale freed off Palos Verdes coast
A whale that got trapped in a gillnet off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula about a week ago has been freed, officials said Wednesday. The adult gray whale was first spotted by whale watchers on April 8, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries said in a news release on Wednesday. A day later, a trained and authorized team used aerial drones and underwater cameras to document the entanglement and found that the gillnet…
Heartwarming video captures kind fisherman saving baby dolphin from dangerous predicament: 'So precious'
A heartwarming video on TikTok documented the crucial moment when a kind fisherman untangled a baby dolphin from a net. The viral video posted by Reader's Digest (@readersdigest) was filmed in Brazil, where a passerby found the struggling dolphin. Thanks to the man's helping hand — and a little pat for good luck — the dolphin was able to swim away safely. @readersdigest This baby dolphin broke free from a net, thanks to some kind humans! #dolphi…
Cape Cod marine rescue team tries to free right whale from deadly entanglement
A Cape Cod marine rescue team has been working to disentangle a North Atlantic right whale from a fishing gear entanglement that could kill it, Provincetown’s Center for Coastal Studies announced Monday.
Endangered right whale seen tangled in Cape Cod Bay
(WPRI) — A large group of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted feeding in Cape Cod Bay on Tuesday. The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) said one of those whales, a young male known as #5110, has fishing gear caught in his mouth. The nonprofit's Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) Team was able to remove some of the gear last Thursday by throwing a grappling hook into the entanglement, but it is still "conside…
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