19 (local time) People gather around the carcasses of the baby whales in the southern Mediterranean coast of Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters = Yonhap News
A baby whale with a body length of 17 meters was pushed to the shores of Israel, dead. The Associated Press reported on the 19th (local time) that a whale carcass was found on the southern Mediterranean side of the Israeli capital Tel Aviv.
An Israeli Natural Parks Authority expert said the male baby whale, which is 16.9 meters (55 feet) long and weighs about 25 tons, is decaying and died about two weeks ago.
The body of a long beard whale seen from the sky on the 19th. Reuters = Yonhap News
The carcass of a baby whale on the 19th. AFP=Yonhap News
On the 19th, people are looking at a dead whale. AFP=Yonhap News
According to the Park Service, the whale is 16.9m long and weighs about 25 tons. AFP=Yonhap News
19 People gather near the carcass of a whale. Reuters = Yonhap News
Officials from the Israel Nature Parks Authority said the cause of the whale’s death was unclear, but said nearby seawater was contaminated with tar.
Israeli Nature Parks Director Shaulgoldstein commented on the’tar pollution’ incident in the eastern Mediterranean waters, and said that those responsible for the pollution should be investigated and prosecuted.
The Morris Khan Marine Research Institute said it plans to investigate the cause of death by collecting specimens from whale carcasses.
On the 19th, officials from the Israeli Parks Authority are collecting samples from whale carcasses. AP=Yonhap News
A sample is taken from the wounded part of the carcass of a whale on the 19th. AP=Yonhap News
On the 19th, an official from the Park Bureau is taking samples from the wounded part of a whale’s body. AP=Yonhap News
On the 19th, a yellow string is used to measure the length of a dead whale. AP=Yonhap News
According to Israeli officials, the whale is a baby whale, reaching 20 meters in length when it has grown up.
A similar whale was found dead on this beach in 2016.
Reporter Kim Kyung-rok