Dead whale found in Sarawak is Sei whale, says Sarawak Forestry


KUCHING: A dead whale found in Batang Lupar in Sri Aman division three weeks ago has been identified as a Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis), says the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC).

Its general manager Abang Arabi Abang Aimran said this discovery marked the first confirmed record of a Sei whale in Sarawak waters.

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