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How to help a whale out of a tangle




(07/29/09 15:10:05)

Juneau Empire: Fishing Capt. Greg Brown went to NOAA's whale disentanglement training session last year, but this 30-foot humpback calf swathed in fishing line was the first real tangled whale he'd tried to help. The calf evidently wasn't pleased about the would-be rescuers grabbing at it, and it gave them a taste of what can make these rescues harrowing.

 


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