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| Work starts on whale's disposal | Work starts on whale's disposal |
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| Work to dispose of the carcass of a 40ft sperm whale has begun. | Work to dispose of the carcass of a 40ft sperm whale has begun. |
| The body of the 40-tonne adult male was dragged out of the sea and cut into two pieces to prepare it for removal from Alturlie, near Inverness. | |
| The deep diving whale was seen swimming in circles in the Inner Moray Firth, before it beached on Tuesday and died. | The deep diving whale was seen swimming in circles in the Inner Moray Firth, before it beached on Tuesday and died. |
| Highland Council said it hoped the animal would be placed on a transporter and taken away for disposal later on Thursday. | Highland Council said it hoped the animal would be placed on a transporter and taken away for disposal later on Thursday. |
| A spokeswoman said: "The whale has been pulled from its resting location on to the shore line and out of the tidal zone with the aid of webbing and mechanical machines. | A spokeswoman said: "The whale has been pulled from its resting location on to the shore line and out of the tidal zone with the aid of webbing and mechanical machines. |
| "Specialist contractors are co-ordinating a disposal team, which will commence the disposal process this afternoon and hopefully this will completed by the end of today." | "Specialist contractors are co-ordinating a disposal team, which will commence the disposal process this afternoon and hopefully this will completed by the end of today." |