For more than a month, a humpback whale nicknamed Timmy has been stranded in the Baltic Sea off Germany. The International Whaling Commission, a global body that manages whale conservation, has

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The whale's predicament has sparked compassion, as well as angry spats, conspiracy theories and death threats. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The beached whale lies in the water of the Baltic Sea in front of the pier at Niendorf harbor. The police have cordoned off the area so as not to alarm the animal. Rescue attempts are ...

A German rescue team used two excavators Thursday to try to save a beached humpback whale, digging a channel into a sandbank to help it re-enter deeper waters. The 10-metre (33-foot) long sea mammal was first spotted on Monday close to Niendorf near the ...

Rescuers who have been trying to free a whale stranded in shallow water off the north German coast have said "every minute counts" as they battle to release the animal. Sven Biertumpfel, of the Sea Shepherd marine conservation group, told Sky News if they ...

Finding ways to ease the suffering of beached whales has been a challenge. Whale experts may have found an answer.