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Related: About this forumNorway says Beluga whale with apparent Russian-made harness swims south to Sweden
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Norwegian authorities said Tuesday that a beluga whale, which was first spotted in Arctic Norway four years ago with an apparent Russian-made harness and alleged to have come from a Russian military facility, has been seen off Swedens coast nearly 2,000 kilometers (around 1,250 miles) to the south.
During the last few weeks, it has moved quickly and swam several hundred kilometers before reaching waters off Swedens west coast, Olav Lekve of the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries said.
He said it has been reported off Lysekill, which sits north of Goteborg, Swedens second-largest city. There was no immediate comment from Swedish authorities.
Last week, the white mammal was spotted in the inner Oslo fjord where the directorate urged people to avoid contact with the animal to ensure its safety and wellbeing. Whale-watchers in Norway have nicknamed it Hvaldimir, combining the Norwegian word for whale hval and the Russian first name Vladimir.
https://apnews.com/article/beluga-whale-norway-sweden-russia-4500803df50d82f30422886a614644ba
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