Insight Why Parisians are planning ‘s*** flashmob’ in protest against filthy River Seine ahead of Olympics Posted onJune 11, 2024 Organisers have vowed to conduct a ‘s*** flashmob’ as President Macron takes to the water 68361063
Insight Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years Posted onJuly 25, 2023 Banned for a century because of filthy water, bathing is to resume in parts of the river in Paris. 1535608
Insight David Mylchreest: Normandy veteran and one of the first Allied soldiers to cross the Seine in 1944 Posted onApril 1, 2023 At just 20 years old, Mylchreest helped liberate the key town of Vernon and took part in some of the fiercest battles of the Normandy … 7259188
Insight Beluga whale stranded in River Seine dies, say officials Posted onAugust 10, 2022 ‘We are sad to announce the death of the cetacean,’ say local officials 9340340
Insight Beluga whale that strayed into River Seine dies during rescue operation Posted onAugust 10, 2022 Whale had been lifted out of river as part of ambitious attempt to return it to sea A beluga whale that strayed into the River … 2959112
Insight Stranded beluga whale removed from Seine river in France as part of rescue attempt Posted onAugust 10, 2022 After nearly six hours of work, the 800kg cetacean was lifted from the river by crane and placed on a barge The beluga whale stranded … 10001279
Insight France whale: Rescue operation begins to save beluga stuck in Seine Posted onAugust 10, 2022 Divers, vets and police are involved in moving the ailing beluga whale from the Seine to the sea. 4370541
Insight France running out of time as beluga whale stuck in River Seine refuses food Posted onAugust 9, 2022 France is in a race against time to save a beluga whale stuck in the River Seine between Paris and Rouen. 18081137
Insight Emaciated beluga whale stranded in River Seine to be given vitamins as it refuses food Posted onAugust 7, 2022 Environmental experts worry that they are in a “race against the clock” to save the emaciated Arctic animal 6387395
Insight France whale: Lost mammal stuck in River Seine to get vitamin boost Posted onAugust 7, 2022 The visibly malnourished all-white beluga has been stuck 70km north of Paris since at least Tuesday. 27781059
Insight Beluga whale caught in France’s Seine not accepting food Posted onAugust 6, 2022 French environmentalists are working around the clock to try and feed a dangerously thin Beluga whale that has strayed into the Seine River 4757613
Insight ‘Underweight’ beluga whale in France’s River Seine near Paris prompts rescue effort Posted onAugust 4, 2022 Drones used to track mammal in ‘worrying’ health amid struggle to guide it back to Channel A beluga whale that swam up the River Seine … 2760337
Insight Ailing orca stuck in France’s River Seine to be lured to sea using drone with loudspeakers Posted onMay 28, 2022 A drone emitting orca sounds will be used in attempt to guide the animal, whose health is fast deteriorating An orca lost in France’s River … 8077437
Insight Will we be able to once again swim in the Seine? Posted onJanuary 1, 2022 Since 1923, swimming in the Seine has been banned. With the Olympics coming to the City of Lights in 2024, French authorities are hoping to … 57020