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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Erum Salam

Sperm whale dies after being stranded on Florida beach

a whale half in the sea with a boat behind it
Authorities were working to assist beached sperm whale stranded on a sandbar off Florida's Gulf Coast on Sunday morning. Photograph: AP

A sperm whale who became stranded on a Florida beach over the weekend has died, state’s fish and wildlife conservation commission said in a statement on Monday.

The case was an urgent one for animal preservationists because sperm whales are classified as an endangered species.

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