Maggie Gibson - Whale That Washed Ashore In Sea Isle Now 'Part of the Dunes'

This Friday, in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, a dead thirty-three foot humpback whale washed ashore. The whale was buried underground eight feet down exactly where the animal was discovered. The whale's cause of death was "human interaction", because it was being entangled by a commercial fishing line. The whale had been out of the water for four or five days after it died and was hit by a boat before it reached the shore. Some people describe it as "fascinating" and others "extremely sad."

I find this event very sad and upsetting. Whales are amazing and beautiful creatures, and to have the author of this article cracking a joke about the whale now being "a part of the 20th street dune." comes off as very insensitive and ignorant of the damage being done to our oceans and the wildlife we're losing as an effect of our interaction in the sea. Environmental protection and awareness of human interference in ecosystems is now more than ever a more prominent issue that affects the world greatly. The article was intended to simply inform the reader of the whale and its burying place as a tourist attraction - the title indicates it's almost a landmark, "Whale That Washed Ashore Now 'Part of the Dunes.'" I find this also very sad, how people are insensitive to the tragedy at hand. This is similar to the ignorance surrounding the Trail of Tears.http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/09/17/whale-washed-ashore-sea-isle/