Blowing Up/Exploding A Whale

Cape Argus - Police blow up stranded whale:

"Police today used explosives to kill the Southern Right whale stranded on Mnandi beach, angering many onlookers.

But Nan Rice of the Dolphin Action Group said it was a humane way to put the whale down.

The blast destroyed the top part of the whale's head, bloodying the water.

Robin Adams, deputy manager of the Table Mountain National Park marine area, said it was 'very sad'."

This was a very interesting article that I came accross. Reporting that in South Africa that the police there used explosives to 'humanly' put out a stranded whale in shallow waters there.

The full story about the whole event of stranding and all can be checked out through the link.

Gary Schmidt