Death of humpback whale in Nova Scotia river raises climate change questions [Video]

After a humpback whale was spotted in the tidal waters of Nova Scotia’s Stewiacke River in the last week, area residents spotted one the size of a small bus beached on a sandbar when the tide went out.

The death of a humpback whale found in the Stewiacke River on Thursday and other recent whale sightings are raising questions about climate change.

“I think that sits in the back of everybody’s minds when we’re starting to see species in weird places or even other species that are not normally here,” said Tonya Wimmer, the executive director of the Nova Scotia-based Marine Animal Response Society.

The humpback whale was spotted in the Shubenacadie River earlier this week.

On Monday, an endangered blue whale was seen in St. Marys Bay off Long Island, N.S. It appeared to be fine.

In June, a beached minke whale found in the Shubenacadie River was rescued by river rafters.

The location of the dead whale makes a necropsy unlikely. (CBC)

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