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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Humpback Whale Rescue

humpback whale entangled in buoy and line
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Humpback whale entangled in line and buoy

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Date: November 4, 2009
Contact: Chris Gabriele, 907-697-2664

Humpback Whale Rescue
At around 4pm on September 21, 2009, an entangled humpback whale trailing an orange buoy about 150' behind it was spotted by two Park visitors on a vessel in lower Glacier Bay. They reported the sighting to a Park dispatcher via VHF radio, and luckily, two Park vessels were nearby to respond... full story/maps/photos
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Glacier Bay is a changing landscape. Today's beaches where brown bears slurp up crushed barnacles are tomorrow's forest meadows where moose will browse on willow branches.

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Last Updated: November 04, 2009 at 16:47 EST