“Russian spy” whale “shot dead”

Animal rights activists claim a beluga whale, suspected of being a Russian spy and found dead off the Norwegian coast, was shot


Hvaldimir in 2019

Apr 2019: Tame beluga – nicknamed Hvaldimir – first spotted in northern Norway, wearing harness with camera mount and label sourcing it to St Petersburg. Marine biologists remove harness


Hvaldimir movements 2019-24

2020 
2021 
2022 
Jan 2023 
Apr 2023
May 2023
Jun/Jul 2023 Oslo & Gothenburg

Sep 1, 2024: Hvaldimir’s body found floating off town of Risavika. Animal rights groups say whale has bullet wounds and are calling for criminal investigation

Norwegian Sea
North Sea

NORWAY
SWEDEN
Baltic Sea
FINLAND
St Petersburg
RUSSIA
100km 60 miles


Sources: Reuters, BBC, Marine Mind
Picture: Ein Dahmer
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