Two months after "the orca of the Seine", another animal which has nothing to do in the second longest French river has nevertheless been detected there.
“An unusual aquatic animal of medium build” was observed there on Tuesday, the Eure prefecture said in a press release in the evening.
The animal is moving in a "shallow area", but it is not possible to get in touch with it, "at the risk of accentuating its confusion", warns the prefecture.
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State services do not specify what species it is.
"Its identification is still in progress by the services of the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), with the assistance of the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) of Eure and the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of populations (DDPP)”, they detail simply.
Several witnesses say they saw a dolphin, reports the daily Paris-Normandie.
Sector “under heightened surveillance”
The sector has been placed "under increased surveillance in order to follow the evolution of the situation" and the inhabitants must not approach the animal, "in order to optimize its chances of survival", urges the prefecture.
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The Sea Shepherd association has promised 10,000 euros to anyone who can identify the author of the shooting.
