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Radio France Internationale
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Michael Fitzpatrick

Beleaguered beluga still alive but 'stationary' in River Seine

Some of the resources mobilised in an effort to save the whale. AP - Francois Mori

The malnourished beluga whale that has made its way up the River Seine to within 70 kilometres of the French capital is no longer progressing but is still alive, the environmental group Sea Shepherd said on Monday. Hope that the animal can be saved is fading.

The animal was first spotted a week ago, in the river that runs through Paris to the English Channel. Belugas are normally found in salt water, inside the Arctic Circle.

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