On Saturday, the suspected Russian ‘spy whale’ ‘Hvaldimir’ was found lifeless in the sea off the southwest coast of Norway. Animal welfare organizations suspect that the marine mammal was killed by humans.
The organizations OneWhale and Noah have reported the case to the Norwegian police and the Economic and Environmental Crime Agency due to documented injuries to the animal. The police now want to investigate whether there is a reason to start an investigation.
NGO: Whale was shot
“Our beloved ‘Hvaldimir’ was shot,” OneWhale said on Instagram. There are indications that the whale was killed by gunfire. Several veterinarians, biologists and ballistics experts have come to the conclusion that the death of “Hvaldimir” was the result of a criminal act. OneWhale founder Regina Haug pointed out, among other things, that she even saw a bullet lodged in his body.
“Hvaldimir” is a combination of the Norwegian word for whale (hval) and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In 2019, he appeared in Norway, not far from Russian waters, wearing an attachment for a small camera and with “Equipment St. Petersburg” printed on his body.
This led to speculation that he could be a Russian spy whale. Another theory was that he was once used as a kind of therapy whale in Russia. At the same time, “Hvaldimir” always showed himself to be extremely trusting of people and boats, which earned him many friends in Norway.
An autopsy has already been performed on the marine mammal
The four-meter-long marine mammal was found dead in a bay near Stavanger on Saturday. An autopsy has already been performed, but according to the NTB news agency, the autopsy report will not be ready for about three weeks.
Source: Krone
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