We always encourage to keep animals safe and sound. It’s important to respect their natural habitats and space, and just let them be. Humans often encroach a wild animal’s space because they think they have the authority over them, that, however, is never the case. It’s important to let them be, especially when they’re in the wild—you never know when they will attack.
The only time you should intervene in a wild animal’s life is when he/she is in trouble, and here is the perfect example of when over 100 people got together to help a wild animal that was in some serious need of a few hands.
It’s not every day you see a lone beached whale washed ashore – and in -20° weather, no less. In Rainbow Haven Beach, Nova Scotia, that’s exactly what the entire community saw, and came together to help with.
Ordinarily social, pilot whales are rarely seen alone without their group, which raises questions like, how did this happen? Is the animal sick, too old or injured? No one knows, not even the rescuers, but if there was any chance that the whale’s life could be saved, this small, tight-knit community was going to take it.
A group of 100+ people came together, from passers-by to marine rescuers to a man who merely jumped in his truck and showed up after seeing a post on Facebook about an injured whale. Some people held tarps, others did some digging, but most of all, the community just wanted to take care of the poor mammal down on his luck.
Once the massive whale was hoisted onto the raft, a few daring rescuers waddled into the water to help release him. The whale was unable to successfully swim for a while because the low tide was causing some unforeseen difficulty in the shallow sandbars. These kind strangers were out in the freezing cold water for almost half an hour when he was finally able to swim away. The dozens of people who helped with his rescue are hopeful he made it out alive.
This is a moment in which you can commend humans for pulling through in the animal’s time of need, it’s truly heartwarming to watch the whale be free. We’re hoping he is safe and healthy.
See the video below to witness an optimistic community in action, together in unison to save the life of an animal far from home.
