WHAT VOLUNTEERS ARE SAYING
The following are comments and articles from Volunteers thay have been helping out these days with the stranding of the Pilot Whale:
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Some of my colleagues had been helping since the beginning and helped 24/7, so they didn't get much sleep. I respect them so much. To me it's an honor that I'm experiencing this and that I'm a part of the whole operation. We must not forget that we're dealing with a wild animal and that we don't do this every day, so this is very instructive for me.
- Naomi - Download Naomi's complete story here. |
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On Tuesday I was at the hospital with my husband who was having eye surgery when I received a surprise phone call from George saying a pilot whale had stranded over by Jan Thiel. I was a bit surprised because it is not a species we see all that often off of our coastline. George was going to head over and check out the situation. I got my husband home afterwards, put him to bed and raced over to the beach. At this point no one knew anything, weather the whale was actually on the beach or swimming, sick or injured. What we found out was that it was a juvenile and was alone, it was very thin and no immediate injuries were noticed. This is a species that normally runs in large groups, so finding a solo animal is very unusual. It was almost sunset at this point and the decision was to wait until morning and re-asses the situation. I headed home to take care of my husband once again.
- Aimee - Download Aimee's complete story here. |
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Iedere middag zwem ik een kilometer bij het strand van Jan Thiel. Dinsdag merkte ik dat er wat ophef was. “Er zwemt een dolfijn in de baai!” vertelden toeristen me. Ik snorkelde rond en inderdaad zag ik vlakbij een keer een soort dolfijn boven komen om te ademen. Een bootje met mensen van SCCN hield alles in de gaten. De volgende dag bleek de griend gestrand te zijn en werd door mensen van SCCN drijvend gehouden.
- Esther - Klik hier voor het complete verhaal te lezen van Esther. |
