I didn't want the poor little one to die. It was very sad, but it was even sadder seeing the poor baby whale suffering.

While I will run a mile before entering into any debate with PALE.
It is worth noting Colin was in fact Collete a female.
It is true however in America such a whale was saved.
But did it re enter its own world?
Or is it another prisoner for life?
I look else ware for animal welfare PALE and do not share your self assurance, in fact doubt you fully understand the subject.
Tongue in cheek may I lay more sins at the feet of both governments??
The drought, less gold at the Olympics and the poor form of my NRL team the dragons, add those to your list please PALE.

*There was 300 comments on one forum I was reading and many of them expressed they literally cried.*

Well you have the bambi factor that comes into play here. Most
city people are out of touch with nature and forget that it happens
every day out there in the real world. So if its on their tv
screens, its a drama, otherwise its out of sight is out of mind.

So they did the right thing, put the baby whale out of its suffering.
That is evolution in action for you. The fittest survive.

For people like Gertrude, who wears her heart on her sleeve,
best I send her an orphan pet lamb to keep her occupied :)

*So they did the right thing, put the baby whale out of its suffering.*
"FIVE" DAYS LATER.

That was after stopping people who have saved another one from feeding it.
Remember the idiots said nobody knew what to feed it.
I think that speaks for itself! It should have either been put down DAY ONE- or they should have allowed those who knew more to have a go!

This was yet another example of governments ingnorance- which is shadowed only by their arrogance.

Fact is USA can not believe Aussies didnt even try.

If they couldnt handle this God help the people when its somthing that effects them- Such as an attack on our waters.

T

Sigh !, such a waste of paper printing all of the sob story.
Where were the Greens by the way? No photo opportunities?

The right thing to do was either to kill it day one and use the meat or leave it alone to die and stink up somewhere in Pittwater.

The right thing to do was to try to match it up with a passing pod, which was tried more than once = a reason NOT to put it down straight away.

As sad as it is, it is nature. At least, I hope it is. Lets hope that the reason was not a yacht trying to get close up for a look that lured the calf away from its mother. Cant imagine anyone owning up if this is what happened (even if accidental). Its certainly a risk with other animals, so no doubt a possibility.