This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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A giant 40-foot sperm whale washed ashore last week at a small Newfoundland town, Cape St. George, where officials were informed it was up to them to dispose of the giant mammal. In an attempt to get rid of the whale before it decomposes, town officials listed the whale on eBay. However, eBay took down the listing on Monday afternoon for violating the company’s policy against selling marine animal parts.
Just before the listing was removed from the website, i.e. around 2:30 p.m., the highest of 72 bids was $2,025. eBay is not the only group who had a problem with the sale as the Environment Canada also informed Cape St. George mayor, Peter Fenwick, that selling parts of a sperm whale violates Canada’s federal act protecting species at risk. According to Fenwick, this isn’t the first time a whale has washed ashore in the small town. During a phone interview on Monday, he recalled that a 15-foot pot whale washed ashore few years ago, but it disappeared without the town being notified so he suspects the federal Fisheries Department took it away.
During the interview, Fenwick alleged that “this time the authorities have told us that it’s our whale, it’s our responsibility to get rid of it.” Speaking of interesting bidders on the eBay auction who still might be interested, Fenwick stated that “we’ll be glad to talk to them about giving them the whale” as “we’re hoping that’s not illegal.”
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