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[*] posted on 5-15-2016 at 08:00 PM
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Where is Playa Bufeo. It is near Ensenada and two dozen pilot whales were beached there. Hopefully none was a close friend of Shari.
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[*] posted on 5-15-2016 at 08:06 PM


Quote: Originally posted by BajaBill74  
Where is Playa Bufeo. It is near Ensenada and two dozen pilot whales were beached there. Hopefully none was a close friend of Shari.


I think that happened on the other side (gonzaga bay area)

[Edited on 5-16-2016 by willardguy]
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[*] posted on 5-15-2016 at 08:43 PM


Punta Bufeo is 5 miles north of Gonzaga Bay.

Oh, edit... if you didn't know, Gonzaga Bay is on the opposite side of the peninsula from Ensenada and over 150 miles further south.

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[*] posted on 5-15-2016 at 11:40 PM


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I couldn't stand to watch the video :(
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[*] posted on 5-16-2016 at 05:56 AM


24 ballenas fallecen varadas en playas de Ensenada

http://zetatijuana.com/2016/05/15/24-ballenas-fallecen-varad...
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[*] posted on 5-16-2016 at 06:50 AM


Friends have been sending me alerts and updates since it happened and unfortunately only 2 adults and a calf survived the mass stranding....leaving 24 dead Pilot whales on the beach. There were no indications of any fish netting issues and the whales that all those dedicated volunteers managed to get back into deeper water just turned around and beached again....so very very tragic.

Whales dont want to drown so if they are sick or dying, they will go into the shallows to rest and die so most times it's not worth the danger and stress of trying to get them back in the water unless it is a case of a baby who just miscalculated or was separated from it's mom and needed to rest it's flippers....they can survive, reunite with mom or get adopted by another lactating female.

Most times all we can do is stay with the distressed animals, keep them comfortable by putting water over them or covering them with a blanket or tarp, keep the birds and predators away and just comfort them emotionally until they cross over to the other side

Pilot whales commonly strand...whether it be a case of being sympathetic to a sick or dying whale, following a leader or what some believe is that their navigation equipment is damaged due to underwater explosions or even the shifting of the earth's magnetic field can lead to strandings. RIP you soulful ones.


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[*] posted on 5-16-2016 at 07:29 AM


I would think that all but 2 surviving is very fortunate. I hope you are right?
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[*] posted on 5-16-2016 at 08:38 AM


oh geeze...I corrected it...only 2 adults and a calf survived the tragedy.



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[*] posted on 5-16-2016 at 02:13 PM


Because Punta Bufeo is in the Municipality ("county") of Ensenada, that is why the location get confused with the city of the same name!



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[*] posted on 5-16-2016 at 03:01 PM


Tragic, tragic. I hope that they soon understand the WHY this happens.




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[*] posted on 5-17-2016 at 07:04 PM
Whales Gone Astray


Suffering from Physeteroidea PTSD ?

Or, perhaps, a Satanic Cetacean Suicide Cult ?
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[*] posted on 5-17-2016 at 07:41 PM


Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
Tragic, tragic. I hope that they soon understand the WHY this happens.


soo ... more tragic than some _______ approaching a farmer and requesting they slaughter a baby goat so they can roast over their campfire ?
hmmmm ok.

(at least the whale didn't have it's expiration date dictated by someone else)
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[*] posted on 5-18-2016 at 07:50 PM
SAVE the Goats !


Having eaten Roast Goat ONCE at a Mex BBQ, my Q to a neighbor was W-T-F is THIS meat ?

Let the Goats LIVE !

Kill the Cows instead.

Can't beat those Rib-Eyes.
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[*] posted on 5-19-2016 at 07:50 AM


Quote: Originally posted by MrBillM  
Having eaten Roast Goat ONCE at a Mex BBQ, my Q to a neighbor was W-T-F is THIS meat ?

Let the Goats LIVE !

Kill the Cows instead.

Can't beat those Rib-Eyes.


Save the Gaylords living in ____holes in Yucca V. !!:lol:
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[*] posted on 5-21-2016 at 02:34 PM
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A Rib-Eye every few days is all it takes.

Along with all that other meat that's such a treat to eat.

YUM.

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[*] posted on 5-21-2016 at 02:45 PM


Quote: Originally posted by MrBillM  
A Rib-Eye every few days is all it takes.

Along with all that other meat that's such a treat to eat.

YUM.



trust me GL, nothing pleases me more to know that YOU're leaning into it! ...;););)
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[*] posted on 5-21-2016 at 09:30 PM
The Pleasure is ALL Mine


As I munch my Carnivore way through my Septuagenarian decade, I often reflect on (among others) two former vociferous Vegan "friends" who went face down from coronaries at 47 and 52.

Thinking of them always brings a smile as I savor that charred and bloody Beef.

Not tonight, though.

Dead Pig (Loin Chop) instead.

Yummy, too.

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[*] posted on 5-22-2016 at 08:52 AM


Quote: Originally posted by MrBillM  
As I munch my Carnivore way through my Septuagenarian decade



whoaaa! didn't you mean to say late octagenarian!!??
(all ya gotta do is confirm the feasting Bubs. (it's showing))
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[*] posted on 5-24-2016 at 02:32 PM
Octagenarian Days are Aways Away


Eight years is a LONG time in the Geezerhood.

But, IF I make it there, I'll be looking forward to that daily Fried, Broiled, Roasted or BBQ'd Flesh.

I HOPE.
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