Danish Authorities Confirm No Transmitter Found on Dead Whale Off Anholt

Danish authorities have reported that no GPS transmitter was found on a dead whale stranded off the island of Anholt, casting doubt on whether it is the same humpback whale previously rescued in the German Baltic Sea. Morten Abildstrøm from the Danish Nature Agency (Naturstyrelsen) stated that while he is 95 percent certain the twelve-meter carcass is a humpback whale, definitive identification is hindered by its submerged position. A tissue sample taken from the tail fin will be sent to Germany for further examination. The discovery follows weeks of uncertainty regarding the fate of a humpback whale that was transported by a private rescue initiative from the Baltic to the North Sea and released on May 2nd. Since the release, the attached GPS transmitter has failed to send location data, leading experts to assess the animal's survival chances as very low. Although the rescue group claimed a tracker was attached, independent verification was lacking. The carcass, located approximately 75 meters off the coast, appears to have been dead for some time, according to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. This development marks a somber potential end to a high-profile international rescue effort.