Recent reports describe the death of a humpback whale after rescue attempts in Germany, as well as separate cases of whales getting caught in fishing gear in Canadian waters.

近期報導指出，德國在嘗試救援後有一頭大翅鯨死亡，此外在加拿大海域亦有數起鯨魚被漁具纏繞的個案。

A female humpback whale in the Baltic region died after a long period of debate among officials and the public regarding whether to intervene. On May 2, a final attempt was made to move the whale toward the North Sea using a barge. However, tracking data showed that the animal swam toward the Baltic Sea, traveling about 215 kilometers before it likely died on May 6 or 7. Officials, including the environment minister for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, conducted an autopsy which revealed no external injuries or swallowed objects. The body was found on May 14 near Anholt island, and the remains were used for a museum exhibit and biodiesel production.

波羅的海地區的一頭雌性大翅鯨在官員與公眾針對是否應介入的長期爭論後死亡。5月2日，相關人員嘗試使用駁船將鯨魚移往北海。然而，追踪數據顯示該動物向波羅的海方向游動，行駛約215公里後，可能於5月6日或7日死亡。包括梅克倫堡-西波美拉尼亞州環境部長在內的官員進行了屍檢，結果顯示無外傷或吞食異物。屍體於5月14日在安霍爾特島附近被發現，遺骸隨後被用於博物館展覽及生物柴油生產。

At the same time, events in North American waters highlight the ongoing problem of human-caused entanglement. In Newfoundland, local authorities in Spaniard’s Bay are deciding how to dispose of a young humpback whale that washed ashore tangled in rope. They are considering either sinking the body in the deep sea or using a landfill. Furthermore, Fisheries and Oceans Canada reported a five-year-old male North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Experts tried to attach a satellite tracking device, but bad weather prevented them from doing so. A rescue operation is still planned, provided that the sea conditions improve.

與此同時，北美海域的事件凸顯了人為纏繞這一持續存在的問題。在紐芬蘭的西班牙人灣，當地當局正在決定如何處理一頭被繩索纏繞而沖上岸的年輕大翅鯨。他們正考慮將屍體沉入深海或使用垃圾填埋場。此外，加拿大漁業及海洋部報告指出，在聖勞倫斯灣有一頭五歲的雄性北大西洋擬右鯨被漁具纏繞。專家嘗試安裝衛星追踪裝置，但因天氣惡劣而無法執行。只要海況改善，救援行動仍計劃進行。

While the rescue operation in Germany ended in the death of the whale, Canadian authorities are still dealing with active entanglements and the disposal of whale carcasses.

雖然德國的救援行動以鯨魚死亡告終，但加拿大當局仍在處理目前的纏繞個案以及鯨魚屍體的處置問題。