Dead 9 Meter Sperm Whale Stranded Completely Wounded In NTT

A sperm whale 9 meters injured and stranded to death in North Central Timor, NTT

KUPANG - The Kupang National Marine Areas Conservation Center (BKKPN) together with the community at Amsat Beach, North Central Timor Regency (TTU), NTT, jointly buried a stranded sperm whale. The whale's body is covered in wounds.

"We have buried it after coordinating with the community and also the local village government and related officials after we got the news that a whale was stranded," said Head of BKKPN Kupang Imam Fauzi quoted by Antara in Kupang, Wednesday, April 28.

The whale is thought to have been stranded since Monday, April 25, but it was only recently discovered by the community. These findings were reported to the BKKPN.

The sperm whale with the female sex has a length of 9.9 meters with a belly circumference of 4.6 meters. When found the whale had entered code three or had started to rot.

"When he found his stomach was also open, he was thought to have been eaten by the crocodiles around the beach," added Imam Fauzi.

The whale's weight is so heavy it is enough to overwhelm officials and the public to bury the whale. Moreover, heavy equipment cannot enter that location.

The residents then together with the officers dug a hole to bury the whale by first removing its stomach contents and then burying it.

According to Imam, usually in some cases whales are stranded and die due to illness or old age and then abandoned by their flocks.

He assessed that the people who found the whales also understood the dangers of catching or consuming whales, so when they found the whales they immediately called the officers.