Dead Bryde's whale washes ashore on Ratnagiri beach

A decomposed body of a 35-40 long Bryde's whale was washed ashore at the Guhagar beach in Ratnagiri district on Friday morning. The body of the whale was spotted by the local villagers

Dead Bryde's whale.

A decomposed body of a 35-40 long Bryde's whale was washed ashore at the Guhagar beach in Ratnagiri district on Friday morning. The body of the whale was spotted by the local villagers who informed the forest department about the same.

An official from the forest department confirmed the same said, "On Friday morning, the body of a whale was ashore on the Guhagar beach."

Whale

It should be noted that over the years there has been an increase in the number of marine creatures dying at various beaches in Maharashtra. The autopsy was also not conducted on these animals. The NGOs working in the field of wildlife and environment have been demanding that there needs to be a better coordination and experts should be appointed to conduct the autopsy so that the main reason behind the death of these marine creatures is revealed.

There have been several reasons behind the deaths and the experts working in the field feel that it is very difficult to give exact reason behind the death of marine creatures, unless proper system is in place.

Mihir Sule from the Konkan Cetacean Research Team said, "A decomposed body of a Bryde’s whale has washed ashore on a beach in Guhagar . It is difficult to give the exact reason for the death."

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