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Tracker Glitch Overshadows Privately Funded Timmy Whale Rescue

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Source: The Guardian
Tracker Glitch Overshadows Privately Funded Timmy Whale Rescue
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A privately funded rescue of a stranded humpback whale nicknamed Timmy off Germany’s Baltic coast is under heavy scrutiny after it emerged the tracking device on the whale wasn’t transmitting data. The operation, which cost about €1.5m, left Timmy’s location and health unknown days after being moved toward Danish waters. Scientists warned that lack of data could render the rescue futile or cruel, while officials and organizers faced calls for transparency and accountability, including disputes over data release and the method of release.

Topics:worldscience#baltic-sea#germany#privately-funded-rescue#science#timmy-the-whale#tracker-failure
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  1. Expert brands rescue of Timmy the whale ‘an all-round catastrophe’ over deficient tracker  The Guardian
  2. Timmy the Stranded Whale Is Released After an Elaborate Rescue  The New York Times
  3. The Unlikely Rescue of Timmy, the Stranded Whale  The New Yorker
  4. Photos: The Rescue of Timmy the Whale  The Atlantic
  5. The effort to rescue ‘Timmy’ the humpback whale just took a risky turn  Scientific American

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