The Marine Animal Response Society says recent whale sightings raise questions about the impact of climate change. A humpback whale that was spotted in the Shubenacadie River earlier this week has died and a blue whale was also seen in St. Marys Bay on Monday.After a humpback whale was spotted in the tidal waters of Nova Scotia's Stewiacke River in the last week, area residents spotted one the size of a small bus beached on a sandbar when the tide went out.
Wimmer said the society became aware of the humpback whale in the Shubenacadie River on Canada Day. It was still alive at that point.The whale was freed for a short period and appeared to have more energy, but Wimmer said it was found alive again the following day. It was stuck again and much weaker.
"I'm kind of shocked that they're so big," Chase said. "I've never seen one before, so it's quite something to see how large it is. I had no idea." Mandy Crocker, who works on a whale-watching tour boat with Freeport Whale & Seabird Tours, said her cousin, captain Bradley Crocker, spotted the whale first. They were about 20 kilometres off their home port of Freeport, N.S., at the time.
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