Whale sedated at sea — a scientific first

Matt Rogers · Mar 12, 2009

Two drops of whale tranquilizer is enough to kill a person.
But last week, scientists used rifle-like guns and foot-long needles to shoot two cups’ worth of the stuff into an endangered whale off the coast of Georgia.

Scientists on Friday use poles and knives to try to untangle a whale off the coast of Georgia from fishing line.

And, for the first time, it worked.
Never before Friday had a wild whale been successfully tranquilized and freed from an entanglement that threatened its life, researchers told CNN. (See video of the dangerous encounter.) The whale — a rare, school-bus-sized whale named Bridle — was freed from hundreds of feet of fishing line that threatened the whale’s life, scientists said.
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GoToSleep · Mar 12, 2009

They should have called me. I've sedated a few patients almost that big.

thebeadlady · Mar 13, 2009

Seems successful at first glance...
Shame it has to come to this...

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