(ANSA) - NEW YORK, DEC 09 - A whale has been spotted in the Hudson River in New York, right in front of the Statue of Liberty.
A humpback whale passed not far from Intrepid on Monday, delighting New Yorkers, but worrying experts due to heavy boat traffic in the area.
While yesterday the Gotham Whales group immediately recognized the humpback whale in front of Lady Liberty from her dorsal fins.
Whale sightings in the Hudson are not common but do happen: usually, according to experts, the whales are just following the fish.
The last time a whale swam in the Hudson was in 2016.
"If a whale has entered the harbor and is not eating, we may worry that there is something wrong, that it is disoriented and does not know where it is going - explained SarahRyan Hudson, scientist of the organization - But since we are eating, we are not like that. worry ". (HANDLE).