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Newborn sperm whale calf strands on beach near Marineland
By Jason Kelly
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A newborn sperm whale calf stranded Wednesday afternoon on a beach near Marineland.
The 12½-foot male stranded near the University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, north of the Flagler-St. Johns county line.
Officials said the whale will be humanely euthanized because it is not a suitable candidate for rehabilitation.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission led the response effort to the stranding.
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, Marineland, the Whitney Lab, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, St. Johns County Fire Rescue and St. Johns County Beach Services assisted FWC with its response.
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