PICS: Rare 23-metre fin whale washes ashore near Gansbaai

Carcass of rare whale washes ashore on Western Cape beach

The whale carcass, which washed ashore at Die Plaat beach in Gansbaai, belongs to one of the rarest whale species on Earth.

Rare fin whale washes ashore near Gansbaai in coastal stranding

Residents and marine conservationists along the Overberg coastline were met with an extraordinary and heartbreaking sight this week after a massive fin whale washed ashore near Gansbaai, Cape {town} Etc reports. The whale, identified as a 23-metre female fin whale, was first spotted near Gansbaai Harbour on Wednesday, 1 July, before eventually washing up at Die Plaat. Conservation teams from the Dyer Island Conservation Trust and Marine Dynamics…

PICS: Rare 23-metre fin whale washes ashore near Gansbaai