Beluga lost in the Seine: the cetacean did not survive the transport to Ouistreham

Many of them this morning went to a saltwater basin where the beluga lost in the Seine for ten days had to be brought for treatment. “We thought we had a good outcome”, underlines a passerby. Unfortunately, the cetacean never arrived safely and the prefecture of Calvados announced its death at the end of the morning, Wednesday August 10. “During the trip, the veterinarians noted a deterioration in his condition. The animal was in anoxia and therefore did not ventilate sufficiently”says Florence Ollivet Courtoisveterinarian of Sdis 19.

The decision was therefore made to proceed with euthanasia. The extraordinary rescue operation promised to be perilous. The 800-ton cetacean had to be taken out of the river in which it had been wandering for ten days to be placed in a pool of salt water, before being reintegrated into the sea. The animal, which no longer fed, was weakened and had lost weight. weight.