Animal activists and local residents rescue pilot whale stranded at Bali’s Biaung Beach

A pilot whale stranded on Biaung Beach in eastern Denpasar has been returned to the sea yesterday, after animal activists from the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) and local residents teamed up to help the sea mammal. 

“The whale appeared to be pretty weak from his breathing. It’s possibly because he was trying to return to the ocean but the waves were too big and kept pushing him to the shore,” JAAN Marine Mammal Coordinator, Amang Raga, told Kumparan. 

The whale also appeared to have injured his fin, according to the head of conservation at the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) in Bali, as reported by Sindo News. 

Amang, along with local residents and officers from BKSDA reportedly teamed up to escort the whale further out into the sea so it could swim away. which he appeared to do so successfully.

However, JAAN said in an Instagram post that a team is on stand-by in case the pilot whale gets stranded again. 

 

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A stranded pilot whale in Bali received help by the team leaded by Amank and has been safely returned to Sea. The team is on stand-by in case the pilot whale would restrand. – Seekor Paus Pilot di Bali dievakuiasi oleh team kmi yang dipimpin oleh Amank dan telah kembali ke laut dengan selamat. Kini team masih bersiaga, mengantisipasi paus pilot tersebut kembali terdampar. Terimakasih juga kepada TIM BPSPL Bali @dolphin_project #marinemammalrescue #pilotwhale #dolphinproject #bali #strandedmammal #seamammalreacue #pilotwhale #waterlakenfoundation #marinemammalstranding #animalrescue #cetaceans 🐬🐬🐬 for strandings please report to Fb: bpspldenpasar IG: bpspldenpasar Twitter: @bpspldenpasar Youtube: BPSPL Denpasar E-mail: bpspl.denpasar@kkp.go.id, bpspldenpasar@gmail.com Http://www.kkp.go.id/djprl/bpspldenpasar/ Respon Cepat: 0811-39604631 Respon Cepat Jatim: 0811-39604632 Respon Cepat NTB: 0811-39604633 Respon Cepat NTT: 0811-39604635 Laporan Pengaduan: www.lapor.go.id Sms Lapor: 1708

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