"The whale, which weighs 104,000 pounds, was initially deemed "far too big, awkward and heavy to remove from the beach" on Monday by the Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket (MMAN). However, the volunteer non-profit organization posted Thursday on Facebook that the whale will be taken out to sea for safety reasons. MMAN didn't specify a timeline for the whale's removal but said the Town of Nantucket is consulting with several contractors to remove"
""The safety of islanders, visitors and boaters is of paramount importance," MMAN said in a statement. "The location being one of the most popular summer gathering beaches on the island, allowing decomposition on the beach or eventually washing out was not an option as it would cause serious hazard to beach goers, swimmers and vessels." Before the whale is removed from the beach, the MMAN team"
A 50-foot sperm whale weighing 104,000 pounds washed up on Nantucket's north shore. The Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket initially called the carcass too large to remove, then announced plans to return it to sea for decomposition due to safety concerns at a popular beach. The Town of Nantucket is consulting contractors to conduct the removal. Before removal, MMAN and biologists from the International Fund for Animal Welfare will perform on-site examinations with extensive tissue and organ sampling to determine cause of death. NOAA removed the whale's lower jaw to prevent tooth poaching, and the carcass was anchored and satellite-tagged.
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