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From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 20, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 20, 2023
Dead fin whale washes up on closed military zone along southern Mediterranean coast
Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter
This handout photo from February 20, 2023, shows a dead fin whale that washed up on a closed military zone near Zikim Beach on Israel's southern Mediterranean coast. (Kobi Sofer/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
A dead fin whale washes up on a closed military zone near Zikim Beach along Israel’s southern Mediterranean coast.
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority is gathering samples to determine the cause of death.
A spokeswoman says this species is common in the western Mediterranean, but is rare in the sea off Israel.
A dead juvenile fin whale last washed ashore in February 2021.
