A Minke Whale on an East Lothian Beach washed up, has now been removed.
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| Carcass of 31ft (9m) minke whale at the East Lothian Beach, North Berwick. Photo: Peter Allison via BBC |
The whale, 31ft (9m), died after hitting rocks and came ashore at North Berwick, on Thursday.
As believed by the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS), it was moved to landfill, however, disclosed methods of disposing of a whale carcass varies.
Manager of the Scheme, Dr Andrew Brownlow, revealed, a Post-mortem exam can show so much about the life of a whale as well as what brought about its death.
Dr. Brownlow told BBC Scotland News about some of the methods available to local authorities when it comes to removing a whale.
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| The dead whale removed from the Beach by the East Lothian Council. Photo: East Lothian Council via BBC |
He said, disposing of a whale carcass: “You need to remove a dead whale from a public beach so it doesn’t cause distress to people, or begin to leak grease and body fluids into the environment, which are more unpleasant than they are hazardous.
“There are actually very few diseases that we’ve found – and we’ve looked very hard – which can be transmitted from dead carcasses.”
