Whale Update: Both Humpbacks Given Antibiotics
May 28, 2007 @ 09:24 AM (EST)
Source: Insidebayarea.com
Marine specialists successfully administered antibiotics to the two humpback whales in the Delta on Saturday after hours of trying.
The mother whale received her third and final dose around 5 p.m. and the calf whale received one dose in the morning, said Bernadette Fees, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Fish and Game.
The antibiotics, which are intended to help the whales heal from injuries possibly due to a run-in with a boat, were administered using a propulsion device that, similar to shooting a dart, projects a syringe with a foot-long needle into the whales' muscle tissue...
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