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Humpback whale rescued from being ‘hog-tied’ to 300lb crab pot in Alaska

'The turning point came when we were able to cut the rope that ran through the whale's mouth and was wrapped around its tail' -- Chris Gabriele, a park service whale biologist who was part of the rescue effort

By Undercurrent News | Oct. 31, 2023 14:03 GMT

Humpback whale. Photograph by Gregory Smith on Flickr.

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A young humpback whale was freed by rescuers in Alaska after it was discovered "hog-tied" to a 300-pound crab pot, the Guardian reports [...]

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