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Hope for humpback stranded off Baltic Sea coast

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Sarah Kelly
March 30, 2026

The whale — dubbed Timmy — is in poor health, but experts hope the the humpback is resting to regain its strength. The environmental group Greenpeace says the mammal has fish gear entangled in its mouth.

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