Belukha. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 10Belugas, lost in the French Seine, were removed from the river and taken to the sea by truck, Agence France-Presse reports, citing its journalist.According to the agency, the prefecture of the Eure department said that the extraction operation, which lasted all night, was «particularly difficult». The veterinarians stated that the animal was «exhausted», its life is in danger.» France Presse journalist confirmed on Wednesday that a truck carrying a beluga whale, taken from a gateway in the Eure department on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, left at about 7.30 (8.30 Moscow time — ed.) towards the port of Ouistreham (Department of Calvados). Upon arrival, the cetacean will be placed in a seawater lock, where it will spend several days, and then will be released into the open sea. , 80 people took part in the operation to retrieve the beluga whale, including civil servants, firefighters, representatives of various associations, the French Red Cross, scientists and veterinarians. Last week, the Ouest-France newspaper, citing the prefecture of the Eure department in northern France, reported a beluga whale swam into the Seine at the gateway. law prohibiting the hunting of whales, dolphins and porpoises
