Whales...in London?

Aline writes: The big news here is a whale that has strayed into the Thames. Unfortunately, this seems to be more serious than Humphrey's foray into the SF Bay (remember that?). Since the Thames is tidal, there is a big chance that he will beach himself. Plus he is a bottle-nose whale who usually feeds at four times the depth of the Thames at high tide. Like the SF Bay, the Thames is fresh water, which will cause problems for him if he stays in more than several days. But it seems like the biggest danger is that no one here seems to have any idea how to rescue a whale, and they don't have the equipment needed to safely rescue him. So keep your fingers crossed - I wish they would call the Marine Mammal folks in SF to get advice!

Check out the pictures at the BBC.

Update: Well, they tried using a barge to move the whale back to the sea, but it died before it reached the drop-off point. So sad... :-(