National Geographic: Rescuers Try to Save Giant Blue Whale Trapped in Fishing Gear
Whale watchers found an 80-foot cetacean in distress off the California coast. Saving it has proven tricky.
Watch: A blue whale tangled in fishing gear struggles off California.
A first-of-its-kind rescue operation resumed today off the coast of Southern California as crews attempt to disentangle an 80-foot-long (24 meter) blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) from crab trap lines.
The entangled...