Dead whale in El Nido had ‘possible gunshots’

A DEAD bryde’s whale was towed to shore in the village of Sibaltan in El Nido, Palawan on Aug. 20, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday through its PCG El Nido station. The whale, estimated to be 13 meters long and weighing five tons, had deep wounds at the tail part from “possible gunshots,” according to the PCG. Members of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development and the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office gathered tissue samples for examination.