Dead whale found on the shore of northern Taiwan

Lu Kang-chun and Christie Chen
Focus Taiwan
Sat, 07 May 2016 19:54 UTC

A 10-meter long dead whale recently washed up on the shore of Gangnan in Hsinchu City, northern Taiwan, and authorities are till trying to determine the cause of its death, the Coast Guard Administration's (CGA's) local unit said Saturday.

The dead whale was discovered by a coast guard officer on duty on May 4, according to the CGA's Northern Coastal Patrol Office.

Experts from the Taiwan Cetacean Society were called in to examine the whale, which will be dissected to determine the cause of death, the coast guard said.