APARRI, Cagayan: A sperm whale stranded at the beach of Naguilian village in Calayan Island, Cagayan was rescued and returned to sea on Thursday.

SAVED Members of the Philippine Coast Guard and volunteers help return a stranded female sperm whale back to its natural habitat off Calayan Island in Cagayan on Thursday, March 7, 2024. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Philippine Coast Guard-North Eastern Luzon responded to a report of a stranded whale in the coastal village and helped volunteers in rescuing the female whale at 10:30 a.m.The whale was measured at 1.62 meters long and found to have a wound on the pelvic area.The whale was released to its natural habitat after it was treated by Dr. Jo Marie Acebes, a veterinary doctor of a marine conservation group Balyena organization.