This isn't so much about THIS whale getting buried... it's more
about what a previous dead whale.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index...heceta_he.htmlFinding a
place to bury a huge whale is as complicated as it sounds.
That's according to marine mammal expert Jim Rice, a faculty
research assistant at the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science
Center. "There are some logistical problems with moving a 50-ton
whale off the beach and finding the proper site for burial,"
Rice said. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department decided
Monday to try to bury the carcass at the beach, if crews could
find a proper spot. Florence-based Leisure Excavating, working
with state parks staff members, buried the approximately 30-ton,
55-foot-long carcass in an 11-foot-deep hole above the high tide
line, said Chris Havel, a parks spokesman. There it should
decompose naturally. Seems like a logical thing to do, doesn't
it? But that is only because they learned their lesson. On Nov.
12, 1970, workers from the Oregon Highway Division deci