2026-05-05 08:56 UTC
“Established cetacean researchers refused to take part in the rescue, says Baschek, who calls the effort “animal cruelty.” Instead, key faces of the effort included Danny.Firstclass, a German influencer and far-right activist whose real name is Danny Hilse, and Sergio Bambarén Roggero, a Peruvian writer of spiritual stories about the ocean frequently described as a “whale whisperer.””
Must-read stoey by Martin Enserink that feels like an encapsulation of our times
https://www.science.org/content/article/chaotic-whale-rescue-shocks-marine-biologists
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@kakape@mas.to 2026-05-05 08:57
“…the government of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where Timmy spent most of the past 6 weeks, approved the rescue after the animal became a media sensation. “You would hope that German officials would support scientists’ advice, but they have ignored it,” says one marine biologist who asked not to be identified because they feared repercussions.”
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@eco_amandine@mastodon.cr 2026-05-05 14:21
@kakape this is sad and infuriating.