🐋A beluga whale stranded in the Seine river for more than a week died on Wednesday, despite the initial success of an “unprecedented” six-hour rescue operation to free the starving animal from waters 44 miles from Paris.⁠ ⁠ The rescue of the 1,800lb whale, a protected species that lives in cold Arctic waters, involved 25 divers, cranes, a net, numerous volunteers, a dozen veterinarians and a refrigerated truck in the early hours of the morning.⁠ ⁠ 🔗Read more at the link in the bio