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Multimillionaires Band Together in Effort to Save Beached Whale in Germany - National

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Since his first sighting, the whale has been trapped several times and freed with human assistance, but has become stranded again and is now fighting for his life.

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The animal, named Timmy, weighs 12 tons and is trapped in a sand bank in Germany, opposite Poel Island in the Baltic Sea.The authorities abandoned rescue attempts, but two businessmen made a proposal to rescue it alive.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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A private initiative continues to try to free the humpback whale from Poel. The animal is again more active, but experts warn against the rescue attempt.

·Germany
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The stranded whale is still in a bay in the Baltic Sea. Now a private initiative is trying to bring the animal into the Atlantic.

·Berlin, Germany
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Despite animal welfare concerns, a private initiative tries to drag the badly injured whale from the Baltic island of Poel to the North Sea. Greenpeace assumes that he will drown.

·Germany
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The private rescue initiative for the humpback whale stranded in front of the German island of Poel wants to continue its work on Saturday. On Friday, the first test flushes had already been made and further material had been brought in. However, it was already clear: "We are one day behind it," said media market founder Walter Gunz. Together with entrepreneur Karin Walter-Mommert, he is funding the action. Pontons and tarpaulin are supposed to …

·Vienna, Austria
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The humpback whale has been established for more than two weeks. A private initiative continues to work on a rescue plan. Implementation takes longer than planned.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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