Hong Kong authorities are investigating the discovery of a severely decomposed whale carcass discovered on a beach in Sai Kung.
Authorities were alerted to the decomposed carcass, measuring 11 metres (36.1 feet) in length, on Thursday after villagers found it on the beach at Ham Tin Wan, in Sai Kung East Country Park.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) deployed officers to the scene, with preliminary findings suggesting that the animal was a baleen whale.
Based on the…
Discovery of badly decomposed whale carcass on Sai Kung beach triggers probe
