AnaerialdronephototakenonMay26,2024showstheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"swimminginthesea.OnJanuary3rdofthisyear,aninjuredmaleshort-finnedpilotwhalewasfoundstrandedinHaitangBayofSanya.ItwassenttotheSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterfortreatmentandwasnamed"Haitang."Thankstothemeticulouscareprovidedbyprofessionalbreedersandvolunteers,"Haitang"recoverswellandisdeterminedreadytobereleasedbackintotheseaafterthoroughexaminationandassessmentbyexperts.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)SANYA,May26(Xinhua)--Withasplash,theshort-finnedpilotwhaleplungedfromascientificresearchshipbackintotheseainsouthChina'sislandprovinceofHainanonSunday,145daysafteritwasrescued."Thisisthefirstshort-finnedpilotwhalesuccessfullyrescuedinChina,"saidPuBingmei,secretarygeneralofthenon-profitorganizationBlueRibbonOceanConservationAssociation(BROCA),whonotedthatthecasecouldofferimportantreferenceformarinerescuework.ThemalewhaleHaitangwasfoundinjuredandstrandedintheHaitangBayofSanyaCityonJanuary3.Aftercoordinatedefforts,itwassenttotheHaichanganimalconservationcenterandnamedafterwhereitwasrescued.Purememberedthatatthebeginning,Haitangwassoweakthatitfacedtheriskofbeingdrownedinthewater.Morethan100volunteersofBROCAtookturnstotakecareofitinthepondaroundtheclock.Outofstressresponse,thewhaleonceattackedavolunteer.Butthebehaviordidn'tstopvolunteersfromaccompanyingit.Duringthepastmonths,Haitanghasgrownfrom3.6meterslongto3.7meters,anditsbustmeasurementfrom1.9metersto2meters."Itisnowabletofeedanddivenormally,"saidvetXiongChunlinwiththeconservationcenter.OnMay7,afterinvestigationanddiscussion,expertsagreedthatthewhalehadalreadymettherequirementsforreleaseintothewild.Afterdeterminingthereleaseplan,theHaichanganimalconservationcentermadeaspecialwatertankforthewhale,whileBROCAfoundvehiclesandshipsfortransportation.Haitangfinallyreturnedtotheseaafterseveraldrills.Totrackandmonitoritscondition,scientistshaveattachedadeviceonitsback."I'msurethatHaitangcanfinditshomeandlivehealthilyinthesea,"saidPu.Breederstakescareoftheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"atSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,Jan.9,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmemberspreparetoreleasetheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"onascientificresearchship,May26,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmembersandvolunteerstransfertheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"atSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,May25,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmemberscelebrateafterreleasingtheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"intotheseaonascientificresearchship,May26,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Peoplewavegoodbyetotheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"onascientificresearchship,May26,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmembersseeofftheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"onascientificresearchship,May26,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)AnaerialdronephototakenonMay26,2024showsstaffmemberspreparingtoreleasetheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"intotheseaonascientificresearchship.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmemberspreparetotransfertheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"atSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,May25,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmemberslookattheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"viaimagestakenbyadroneonascientificresearchship,May26,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmembersdiscusstheplanofreleasingtheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"intotheseaonascientificresearchship,May25,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmemberscooltheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"onascientificresearchship,May25,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Avolunteercheckstheconditionoftheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"onascientificresearchship,May25,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmembersadjustpositionoftheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"onascientificresearchship,May25,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Theshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"istransferredtoascientificresearchshipatawharfinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,May25,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Theshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"ispicturedatanopenairpoolatSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,Jan.21,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Abreedertakescareoftheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"atSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,Jan.21,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Theshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"ispicturedatSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,Jan.8,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)VolunteersfromsouthChina'sGuangdongProvinceseeofftheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"inSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,May25,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Abreedertakescareoftheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"atSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,Jan.21,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Staffmemberspreparetoreleasetheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"onascientificresearchship,May26,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Theshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"ispicturedatSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,Jan.11,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Theshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"ispicturedatSanyaHaichangAnimalConservationCenterinSanya,southChina'sHainanProvince,Jan.10,2024.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)AnaerialdronephototakenonMay26,2024showstheshort-finnedpilotwhale"Haitang"swimminginthesea.(Xinhua/ZhangLiyun)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.