Official Press Release from the SEA LIFE TRUST Beluga Whale Sanctuary.
I have included the full press release but for those who want a short summary, read on.
About two months again I wrote about this remarkable journey two beluga whales were going to make. This was postponed due to a number of factors, mainly bad weather. The good news is they are leaving on Wednesday 19th June. The journey will take around 30 hours from Ocean World in Shanghai to Heimaey Island in Iceland. Air, land and sea, they get it all.
They will be put in special tanks and loaded onto two lorries that will take them to the airport where they will be loaded into a cargo plane for the flight to Iceland. Back into two lorries and down to the port to board the ferry, once on the island it is a short drive to their new home, Klettsvik Bay. Sounds relatively simple but we are talking about two whales.
Wednesday I will know more...
They have arrived, fit and well and are now in their new home. I have included a link to the Official News Page and the site is full of very interesting information.
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