The whale has died!

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He brought London together

pardon?
was that to me sleepy jess? and if so, what do you mean by that??

Here's the IUCN "Red List" information for that species of whale \link{http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=10707} - so not on the 'endangered' list as such - but definitely 'vulnerable'

Spidermama as often happens you have expressed my sentiments exactly (particularly your post at 7.43). And I loved your dd's and dh's poems (read them out to my dh too!)

course it wasn't to you custy

let me try that link again here

Swimminguphill.. no!! I was agreeing with you.. in a different vein...

No read futher back in the thread Swimmingincustard.

oh, sorry, will get back out of your throat

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so so sad about this after everything they did for him/her it's really quite depressed me but got to put it into perspective haven't we...?

I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.

scroll down and read my dolphin thread it might cheer you up a little bit.

spidermamma your d/d daughter's poem is fab.

poor whale .....so sad

Very sad about the whale and feel so lucky to have seen it yesterday.
dd's poem is great, spider.

I am really sad to hear about it. I've been trying to find out about it today. But I am afraid, in the back of my mind I do find the cost of it all astronimical. Especially when you think of it in terms of people being denied life preserving treatments because of the cost. Having said that I couldn't have watched him not being rescued. He was a beautiful creature, very much deserving of a rescue attempt. (please don't all jump on me at once!)

But people won't be denied life saving treatment because of the whale rescue operation though.. it's not money out of the same pot. People will be denied treatment because of further changes that still need making to the NHS.

Wise words and a wonderful poem from dd, spidermama.
I think the saddest thing about this incident for me too is that something instinctive (illness probably) was driving this lovely creature to beach itself repeatedly and all the kind people trying to "help" it could have been prolonging its agony. You said it much better than I could spidermama. We were all scared of seeing a dead whale on the banks of the Thames

does anyone know how it cost 50k to rescue the whale? did it involve a new barge or something? that figure is ridiculous imo!

Marina, I think you are right. I really feel for this poor creature and the innapropriateness of peoples behaviour towards him.

SJ, there are lots of things I could say but think it is best left.