Stranded whale blown up

[wickann15]

An explosive charge has been used to euthanase a humpback whale stranded off Albany in Western Australia's southwest.
The ailing 9.5m whale was deemed too large to shoot, WA's Department of Environment and Conservation says.
The whale had been stranded on a sandbar in shallow water in Princess Royal Harbour, about 800m from shore, for two weeks.
This afternoon wildlife officers placed sandbags around the whale and positioned a charge over its skull before setting off a precision explosion.
"Our main priority has always been to treat this animal as humanely as possible while nature took its course," department spokesman Mike Shepherd said.
"In the last 24 hours the whale moved a couple of metres from its original stranding position, which was enough to stabilise the whale so that we could carry out the preparations for a controlled implosion to the whale's cranium.
"This was not an option that was available to us until now as the animal, even while terminally sick, was still strong enough to present a serious safety risk to DEC staff and volunteers."
There was a 1km exclusion zone around the juvenile whale before authorities set off the charge and a helicopter looked out for sharks in case of a feeding frenzy.

LOL Wildlife and Conservation Department decides to blow up a whale's head to kill it ummm yeah wtf?????????

[Verynice]

it has been done before, haven't you seen the footage? whale guts everywhere man

[vsiicalais]

And an implosion of the whales cranium is humane? I think not.

[Verynice]

Not while it is still living no, the one i was saying about was dead, and they couldn't find another way to clear it off the beach

[Bravotwozero]

[B]


LOL Wildlife and Conservation Department decides to blow up a whale's head to kill it ummm yeah wtf?????????

And an implosion of the whales cranium is humane? I think not.

What would you have them do?

[vsiicalais]

What would you have them do?

surely there would be a better way to do it, i dont know how as its not an area that i specialise in, but there surely must be a better way. I could understand it if it had already died and they had to get rid of it because of the health issues it would create by being there. Like come on, we humans are "apparently" smart therefore we should be able to find another way.

[acarmody]

The whale was going to die either way, so an explosion seems the most humane way to kill it. Instantaneous death. Would you prefer some slower way for it to die?

[axemurderer101]

damn if i knew that was happening today i would of gone to watch lol

[Grennan]

Hey, if you want Sharks hanging around the body for weeks then by all means. The explosion gets rid of it.

[minux]

Why didnt they just call the japs?

[Jecs]

Why didnt they just call the japs?

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Swordsy]

Why didnt they just call the japs?

I don't think they are trying to encourage them. :P

Next time their excuse will be that they whales were beached, in the middle of the southern ocean...

[S.T.K.E]

Saw footage of this.........

[old mate]

^^^^ that was my first thought haha

[Bravotwozero]

surely there would be a better way to do it, i dont know how as its not an area that i specialise in, but there surely must be a better way. I could understand it if it had already died and they had to get rid of it because of the health issues it would create by being there. Like come on, we humans are "apparently" smart therefore we should be able to find another way.

So you're not specialised in this particular area yet you're claiming that the people that are specialised in this area could have done this a better way?

[VjamesY]

I would have tried to take some of the left over slabs of meat and sell them myself down the local fish markets, Easy money haha

[quick308]

I would have tried to take some of the left over slabs of meat and sell them myself down the local fish markets, Easy money haha

I would've minced it up, and used it as Burlie. I used to go after mako sharks. if it's really good at attracting sharks, i wanna know where the next one is blowing up.

[silv]

I would loved to see how the insurance companies handled calls from these people 'Hi my car was crushed by a slab of whale meat' lol

[Zeussy]

I know how to get rid of a dead whale off a beach...
The answer is easy...

Tools required:
1 x Long ass tow rope,
1 x Strong ass boat/ship,
57 x 253 blocks,
57 x Lengths of chain,

Method:

Tow dead whale out to sea with long ass tow rope and strong ass boat/ship. Attach 57 x 253 blocks to the whale using 57 lengths of chain, (precut to size to save divers time under water) using harpoons or good old 'wrap around' method.

Result:

Win = Win.

Shark free beaches, because they would be attracted out to sea for a mass feeding frenzie.
And less 253's cluttering up our roadways.

[ari666]

I would've minced it up, and used it as Burlie.

whale blubber makes an excellent transmission fluid too true story

[satos]

[B]


LOL Wildlife and Conservation Department decides to blow up a whale's head to kill it ummm yeah wtf?????????

And i thought the Japs were bad.

[soop]

lol, human beings are f*cked up.

Can't put terminal cancer patients to sleep but can strap C4 to a stranded whales head....

[TrikkBen]

lol, human beings are f*cked up.

Can't put terminal cancer patients to sleep but can strap C4 to a stranded whales head....

Nah... That would be cruel.

[jules]

they should have taken it to tokyo and claimed it was a suicide bomber

[quick308]

whale blubber makes an excellent transmission fluid too true story

Even better use for it, they might as well use the remains for something than waste it.