The group is making plans to create a 500-acre marine reserve where the whale could live until “an attempt can be made to release him back into a wild beluga population.The fines, totalling $30.8 million, represent a fraction of Amazon's $3.2 billion first-quarter profit.

OneWhale President Rich German said “Hvaldimir’s situation remains an extremely vulnerable” as Sweden is a populated country with lots of dangers to whales. A Norwegian biologist told CNN that the Russian navy has “been known to train belugas to conduct military operations before … like guarding naval bases, helping divers, finding lost equipment.” Since the whale’s discovery, Russia has not issued an official reaction to speculation he could be a 'Russian spy.' Hvaldimir was removed from his harness after he was found, and OneWhale has said it believes “he was part of a Russian marine mammal military program for several years” and has been living alone the last four years, despite belugas being “high social whales.” There is speculation OneWhale President Rich German says, “Hvaldimir’s situation remains an extremely vulnerable one as Sweden is a highly populated country, but we are very grateful Swedish authorities have quickly taken action to care for the whale.” What To Watch For When Hvaldimir was first seen in 2019, his discovery made worldwide headlines as people worried he was trained to spy by Russia’s military.

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