The corpse of the sperm whale, nine meters long and about nine tons in weight, which appeared floating in the shallows of Caletón Blanco last Friday, was extracted from the sea this Tuesday. After being transferred to the Zonzamas landfill, it is planned that on Wednesday a necropsy will be performed to determine the reasons for its death and biological data of the specimen, as explained to La Voz by the president of the Society for the Study of Cetaceans in the Canary Archipelago (Secac), Vidal Martín.
Once the animal's autopsy is carried out, the objective is to conserve its skeleton so that it can be part of the future Cetacean Museum that the Cabildo of Lanzarote intends to create.
Regarding the sperm whale, Vidal Martín has pointed out that they currently know that it is a young female. These animals can live up to 70 years, according to the Minister of the Environment of the Cabildo, Marcos Bergaz, present during the recovery of the animal in the area of Órzola. Bergaz has detailed that to get the sperm whale ashore, which was in a difficult to access place, it was necessary to use a crane and a large sheet.
Security and emergency bodies such as the Ren, among others, have collaborated in the recovery efforts, due to the laborious nature of the task. The head of the Environment area of the Cabildo has expressed his gratitude to all the groups and security forces that have collaborated and especially to Vidal Martín for his involvement.
