ZOMBIE WHALE: As the buried whale of Barnegat Light has erosionally risen from its shallow grave, I further researched ways to rid a beach of deceased leviathans – a worldwide problem, though not so much in Kansas. Not that there’s a ton of de-whaling options. It’s comes down to either burying it on the spot or hauling it away.
I’ll re-mention that Long Beach Township once towed a smaller whale over to High Bar Harbor park for burial. However, the coolest tow-away solution I’m reading about is tying a rope to a whale’s tail, then having a boat come in…
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