According to Bild, Timmy’s identity was also confirmed by the Minister of the Environment of the North German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Till Backhaus. “Many people were deeply interested in the fate of the animal and hoped that the whale would be released again. I also shared this hope,” he said on Saturday.
Even on Friday, the Danish authorities announced that no tracking device was found in the remains of the animal after the first survey. Danish divers together with a German veterinarian found this in the whale during a renewed examination on Saturday.
The whale’s body was washed up approximately 75 meters from the shoal. Danish authorities previously stated that the humpback died some time ago.
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency strongly recommends that people do not approach the whale’s body. After spreading the news about his discovery, some people allegedly tried to do so. Carrion can transmit diseases. There is also a risk of explosion as gas accumulates in the dead whale.
Humpback whales are commonly found in the Atlantic Ocean. At the end of March, Timmy ran aground in the Baltic Sea near the German town of Timmendorfer Strand. After repeated rescue attempts, he then lay for three weeks near the island of Poel. Finally, a team of volunteers took him to the North Sea in a special boat and On May 2, it was launched in the Skagerrak strait between Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
