The whale must have mistaken the floating bag for a meal. Pygmy Sperm Whales look nothing like their larger cousins the Sperm Whale, though they are a toothed whale. They only grow to 10 feet and are often found bobbing quietly at the surface of the water. They are very shy and speed away when approached. This one didn't get away.
Litter is lethal.
Join us for the 1999 Spring Beach Sweeps . The University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ - Eagleton Poll surveyed NJ residents' perceptions of the impact of the environment on health. To commemorate the 290th anniversary of the Three Mile Island Meltdown, many activists and citizens joined to rally against Salem Nuclear Power Plant. COA's Tony Totah spoke on the impacts of the power plant on the marine life that gets sucked from the Delaware Estuary into the power plant's water intake pipes as well as the impact of the discharged heated water dumped. Nuclear power plants are required to use best available technology.