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Basic First Aid for Whales

Cool

If the whales are ‘high and dry’ then the first priority will be to cool them down
Pour water gently over them – focusing on their flippers, fins & flukes. Blood vessels are closest to the skin in these areas and if the whales are over-heating they will send blood to these extremities to cool down
Cover the whales with light coloured wet sheets.
Sheets will protect the whale’s delicate skin from the sun and wind. It will also aid evaporation which in turn helps to cool the whale down
Depending on the weather, try and provide shelter or shade for the whale


Comfortable

Move any whales lying on their sides into an upright position.
Dig a shallow indentation alongside the whale and roll them (with the help of others) upright. Use sand or sandbags to keep them in position
Dig holes under the flippers to relieve cramping.
The holes should be deep enough so the flippers can hang freely down. Pools of water may collect in these holes, flush them out regular as the water will quickly heat up


Calm

Work quietly around the whales and avoid making sudden, loud noises. Keep screaming kids or barking dogs away
Allow the whales to see you as much as possible and avoid sitting or standing directly in front of their heads
Pour water gently over the head to flush away any sand or mucus from the whale’s eyes.
Flies are attracted to this mucus and this can stress whales out
Appoint one person to be the whale’s ‘buddy’.
Rotate this role so people can take breaks and the whale can bond with more than one person
Occasionally touching your whale may calm it down.
Excessive contact should be avoided for health and safety reasons and to avoid damaging the whale’s skin. If you are touching whales please remove watches and any chunky jewellery and trim back long fingernails.

Nicolletje schreef:

Wat mij het meest raakt in dit alles is deze foto

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Versus de adviezen van de experts (project jonah):

Citaat:

Basic First Aid for Whales

Cool

If the whales are ‘high and dry’ then the first priority will be to cool them down
Pour water gently over them – focusing on their flippers, fins & flukes. Blood vessels are closest to the skin in these areas and if the whales are over-heating they will send blood to these extremities to cool down
Cover the whales with light coloured wet sheets.
Sheets will protect the whale’s delicate skin from the sun and wind. It will also aid evaporation which in turn helps to cool the whale down
Depending on the weather, try and provide shelter or shade for the whale


Comfortable

Move any whales lying on their sides into an upright position.
Dig a shallow indentation alongside the whale and roll them (with the help of others) upright. Use sand or sandbags to keep them in position
Dig holes under the flippers to relieve cramping.
The holes should be deep enough so the flippers can hang freely down. Pools of water may collect in these holes, flush them out regular as the water will quickly heat up


Calm

Work quietly around the whales and avoid making sudden, loud noises. Keep screaming kids or barking dogs away
Allow the whales to see you as much as possible and avoid sitting or standing directly in front of their heads
Pour water gently over the head to flush away any sand or mucus from the whale’s eyes.
Flies are attracted to this mucus and this can stress whales out
Appoint one person to be the whale’s ‘buddy’.
Rotate this role so people can take breaks and the whale can bond with more than one person
Occasionally touching your whale may calm it down.
Excessive contact should be avoided for health and safety reasons and to avoid damaging the whale’s skin. If you are touching whales please remove watches and any chunky jewellery and trim back long fingernails.

In NZ staat er een team van vrijwilligers klaar die de dieren zo nodig dagenlang verzorgen.
Johann(a) lag zo te zien scheef, de ogen traanden van het zand en er was niemand om te aaien of kalmeren of water over zijn huid te gooien of haar te beschermen tegen de wind.

papagroom schreef:

Goed....dan zal ik het maar even uitleggen,wind kracht 7is wind kracht 7.
Echter de windrichting,en het tij bepalen of het gevaarlijk is of niet.
Het raak vlak,in combinatie met de waterdiepte plus het feit of de wind tegen of met de stroom mee blaast bepalen het risico,een oosten wind levert nabij de bol bv weinig risico op.
Voorts is het bepalen van dit risico,niet aan de instanties,maar aan de schipper.

Nicolletje schreef:

In NZ staat er een team van vrijwilligers klaar die de dieren zo nodig dagenlang verzorgen.
Johann(a) lag zo te zien scheef, de ogen traanden van het zand en er was niemand om te aaien of kalmeren of water over de huid te gooien of haar te beschermen tegen de wind.

texelse schreef:

bultrug voor de kust van Bergen aan Zee gesignaleerd, maar voorlopig zwemt die nog. Hopelijk blijft dat zo!

texelse schreef:

bultrug voor de kust van Bergen aan Zee gesignaleerd, maar voorlopig zwemt die nog. Hopelijk blijft dat zo!

Juangi schreef:

Ik denk overigens niet dat er een jong is... Mocht er een jong zijn dan is het te zien aan de tepels. Aangezien ze nu best is opgezwollen waren die dan zeker zichtbaar. Ook wijkt een jong nooit van moederszijde, maakt niet uit wat er aan de hand is. Mocht er een jong zijn dan waren ze samen gestrand of zworf hij op een paar meters afstand,