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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_066C_01D063B9.4227D270 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have pasted below what was posted on the MARS (Marine Animal Response = Society) Facebook page: On October 24th, 2014 a small whale was spotted swimming around the navy = docks in Halifax. It was swimming very slowly, had blood trailing from = its head and an had an injury to its tail fluke. The Marine Animal = Response Society (MARS) and protection officers from the Department of = Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) responded, however a thorough search of the = area by boat failed to locate the animal. On October 28th, the whale was found dead on McNabs Island in Halifax = Harbour. It was identified as a pygmy sperm whale, an elusive, small = whale not common in our waters. DFO towed the animal to the Bedford = Institute of Oceanography, where it was frozen until a necropsy could be = performed.=20 On March 12, 2015 the animal was taken to Dalhousie University where the = necropsy was done. This was directed by a veterinary pathologist from = UPEI, MARS response coordinators and faculty from Dalhousie University. = It was also used for teaching both University of PEI veterinary students = as well as Dalhousie marine biology students. Several injuries were = documented on the throat and tail and it was considered in poor body = condition. Sadly, several pieces of plastic as well as a long piece of = plastic strapping were found lodged in its stomach. Although it was a = sad outcome for this small whale, it provided a unique experience to = students from both universities to learn about whale anatomy as well as = the importance of conservation measures to protect whale species. The = bones were donated to the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. Laurie Murison Grand Manan, NB ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dusan Soudek=20 To: NatureNS=20 Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 8:48 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Pygmy Sperm Whale washes up in Halifax Harbour A letter to the editor (=E2=80=9CLitter lethal to wildlife=E2=80=9D) = in a recent issue of The Chronicle Herald (March 20) mentions that a = dead Pygmy Right Whale washed up on McNabs Island recently, and that a = necropsy revealed several plastic items in its stomach. They apparently = caused its demise. Does anyone have more information on this incident? = Has the species ID been confirmed? Dusan Soudek ------=_NextPart_000_066C_01D063B9.4227D270 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18928"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I have pasted below what was posted = on the=20 MARS (Marine Animal Response Society) Facebook page:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>On October 24th, 2014 a small whale was = spotted=20 swimming around the navy docks in Halifax. It was swimming very slowly, = had=20 blood trailing from its head and an had an injury to its tail fluke. The = Marine=20 Animal Response Society (MARS) and protection officers from the = Department of=20 Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) responded, however a thorough search of the = area by=20 boat failed to locate the animal.<BR><BR>On October 28th, the whale was = found=20 dead on McNabs Island in Halifax Harbour. It was identified as a pygmy = sperm=20 whale, an elusive, small whale not common in our waters. DFO towed the = animal to=20 the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, where it was frozen until a = necropsy=20 could be performed. <BR><BR>On March 12, 2015 the animal was taken to = Dalhousie=20 University where the necropsy was done. This was directed by a = veterinary=20 pathologist from UPEI, MARS response coordinators and faculty from = Dalhousie=20 University. It was also used for teaching both University of PEI = veterinary=20 students as well as Dalhousie marine biology students. Several injuries = were=20 documented on the throat and tail and it was considered in poor body = condition.=20 Sadly, several pieces of plastic as well as a long piece of plastic = strapping=20 were found lodged in its stomach. Although it was a sad outcome for this = small=20 whale, it provided a unique experience to students from both = universities to=20 learn about whale anatomy as well as the importance of conservation = measures to=20 protect whale species. The bones were donated to the Nova Scotia Museum = of=20 Natural History.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial>Laurie=20 Murison</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial>Grand Manan,=20 NB</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dsoudekd@ns.sympatico.ca = href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca">Dusan=20 Soudek</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 21, 2015 = 8:48=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Pygmy Sperm = Whale=20 washes up in Halifax Harbour</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <DIV>A letter to the editor (=E2=80=9CLitter lethal to = wildlife=E2=80=9D) in a recent issue of=20 The Chronicle Herald (March 20) mentions that a dead Pygmy Right Whale = washed=20 up on McNabs Island recently, and that a necropsy revealed several = plastic=20 items in its stomach. They apparently caused its demise. Does anyone = have more=20 information on this incident? Has the species ID been confirmed?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dusan Soudek</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_066C_01