Whale rescued after stranding in Cabo Frio shows improvement An adult female pygmy sperm whale, a species of whale, is still undergoing treatment at the Rehabilitation and Depetrolization Center (CRD) of the Albatroz Institute, in Araruama, after being rescued this Wednesday (22), in Praia do Forte, in Cabo Frio, in the Lakes Region of Rio. According to the veterinarian at the Albatroz Institute, Daphne Goldberg, the animal showed signs of improvement. improvement in the clinical picture after spending the night under observation. “The animal remained clinically stable during the night, with stabilization of the respiratory pattern and remaining responsive to external stimuli”, he informed. ? Follow the g1 Região dos Lagos channel on WhatsApp. Pygmy sperm whale was taken to a rehabilitation center in Araruama. Disclosure The whale is about three meters long and weighs approximately 350 kilos. According to the team responsible for the care, she was suffering from hypoglycemia, as well as recent bites from a cigar shark and injuries to her belly caused by friction with the sand. According to biologist Bruno Comelli, from the Lagos Region Marine Mammal Study Group (GEMM-Lagos), the animal ran aground twice this Tuesday (21). "In the first attempt to return it to the sea, the animal ran aground again. Afterwards, veterinarians identified and corrected a hypoglycemia condition, but a new release attempt was also unsuccessful. Therefore, the team decided to stabilize the pygmy sperm whale on the beach and take it for rehabilitation at the Araruama CRD", he explained. The rescue was carried out by teams from GEMM-Lagos and the Albatroz Institute, within the scope of the Campos and Espírito Santo Basins Beach Monitoring Project (PMP-BC/ES), with support from the City of Cabo Frio and the Fire Department. The whale was removed from the sand strip in a trailer and then transported in a refrigerated truck to the Rehabilitation and Depetrolization Center. There, she received medication and was placed in a tank with 100 thousand liters of salt water, where she remains under the care of veterinarians from GEMM-Lagos and the Albatroz, ORCA and Baleia Jubarte institutes. The rescue and rehabilitation work is part of the Southeast Aquatic Mammal Stranding Network (Remase). In case of sighting of stranded marine mammals, alive or dead, on the beaches of the Lagos Region, the advice is to call PMP-BC/ES by calling 0800 991 4800. The Campos and Espírito Santo Basins Beach Monitoring Project is carried out by the Albatroz Institute as part of the conditions of the federal environmental licensing conducted by Ibama for Petrobras' oil and gas production and flow activities. READ ALSO: MPRJ blocks up to R$270 million in investigation into Casimiro de Abreu's contracts Understand the reason for the discussion that ended with a bather pointing a gun at a sailor in Arraial do Cabo Man investigated for cargo theft in Araruama is arrested