KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — Personnel of Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) have assessed and eventually buried a 12.3 meter female sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) found dead off the coast of Glan, Sarangani on Sunday morning. The sea mammal, already in moderate decomposition stage, was first sighted by Bantay Dagat (Sea patrol) of Glan, about a kilometer away from the shoreline. Its present state when found indicate the animal was already been dead for several days. Lawyer Felix Alicer, Department of Environment and Natural Resourcs (DENR) regional executive director, said resident veterinarian of SBPS, together with marine mammal experts, […]... Keep on reading: Authorities bury dead sperm whale in Sarangani province