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I want to know about those whale bones
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 | No comments posted.
Question: I want to know more about the exposed bones in the sand on the beach near the New Carissa wreck site.
Answer: The bones are from the remains of a dead California gray whale that had washed up earlier this summer, Jan Hodder, associate professor at Oregon Institute of Marine Biology said in an e-mail.
“The animal was very decomposed when it washed up so we were not able to determine how it died,” she said.
The bones are protected by the marine mammal protection act and should not be collected as it is a federal offense, Hodder said.
The remaining parts of the whale will go back into the environment naturally, said Calum Stevenson at the Oregon Parks Department.
“Our general policy is to bury them and let nature take its course,” he said.
(I Want to Know is a regular feature of The World, offering readers a chance to anonymously ask questions and have reporters pursue answers. Those interested can send questions to The World newspaper, P.O. Box 1840, Coos Bay Ore. 97420; or by sending e-mail to news@theworldlink.com.)
Answer: The bones are from the remains of a dead California gray whale that had washed up earlier this summer, Jan Hodder, associate professor at Oregon Institute of Marine Biology said in an e-mail.
“The animal was very decomposed when it washed up so we were not able to determine how it died,” she said.
The bones are protected by the marine mammal protection act and should not be collected as it is a federal offense, Hodder said.
The remaining parts of the whale will go back into the environment naturally, said Calum Stevenson at the Oregon Parks Department.
“Our general policy is to bury them and let nature take its course,” he said.
(I Want to Know is a regular feature of The World, offering readers a chance to anonymously ask questions and have reporters pursue answers. Those interested can send questions to The World newspaper, P.O. Box 1840, Coos Bay Ore. 97420; or by sending e-mail to news@theworldlink.com.)
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