'Helis' from Canada
This is the name of the white Beluga whale hanging around the Delaware River. Seems he's a Canadian dude who's about 30 yrs old with a propeller blade wound (how he was recognized). They are worried about him being in fresh water instead of salt water. Apparently the fresh water isn't good for his eyes. I'll keep you posted about what happens to 'Helis'.
From WPVI.com website....
"Helis is a very distinctive animal, so it was easy to identify this guy," said Robert Michaud, scientific director of the Canadian group.
Photos showed a scar along the whale's dorsal ridge and other blemishes. Helis, pronounced ay'-LEE, is derived from the French word helice, or propeller. Experts believe Helis' scar was probably caused by a propeller when he was younger.
Helis was first sighted in the St. Lawrence Estuary and was seen regularly until 1994, Michaud said. But since then he had only been spotted twice - in 2000 and 2003 - until he turned up in the Delaware River.
From WPVI.com website....
"Helis is a very distinctive animal, so it was easy to identify this guy," said Robert Michaud, scientific director of the Canadian group.
Photos showed a scar along the whale's dorsal ridge and other blemishes. Helis, pronounced ay'-LEE, is derived from the French word helice, or propeller. Experts believe Helis' scar was probably caused by a propeller when he was younger.
Helis was first sighted in the St. Lawrence Estuary and was seen regularly until 1994, Michaud said. But since then he had only been spotted twice - in 2000 and 2003 - until he turned up in the Delaware River.
posted by Dianne @ 12:10 PM
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At 2:05 PM,
Mindy said…
I heard about this the other day. I had to laugh yesterday when I heard the traffic report on my way home from work. They were warning of problems due to "whale watching!" How often do we hear about That problem here?
Thanks for posting this. This was the other topic I was going to post about in my blog and couldn't remember when the time came :)
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