Humpback whale headlines: stranded off Germany’s Baltic coast struggle to survive rescue ops; rare births noted this season. Megaptera novaeangliae.
Timmy, the whale tracked across the Baltic and Kattegat, has died after a long, contentious rescue effort. Officials say the animal likely died around May 6-7 while heading back toward the Baltic. An autopsy is pending; remains will be used for biodiesel and a Danish museum.