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WORLDApr 26 · 16:46 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDKate Connolly in Berlin

Final steps taken before audacious plan to tow whale stranded in Germany to North Sea

A millionaire-funded operation aims to tow a stranded humpback whale named Timmy from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea, but it's been criticized as 'pure animal cruelty' by the German environment minister, who has threatened the organizers on social media. The whale has been stranded for a month and the plan involves a barge designed like a giant steel aquarium for the 400 km journey.

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