DOC asks public to leave alone sperm whale in Raglan Harbour
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Save Paddle boarders check out a whale that swam into Raglan Harbour. Photo / Arne Kaminsky
A large whale has been spotted floating in Raglan Harbour.
Department of Conservation Waikato operations manager Ray Scrimgeour said DOC believes it to be a sperm whale.
"We believe it's a mature sperm whale, which is swimming on its own at the moment.
"It is responding to the outgoing tide
and making its way toward the Raglan Harbour entrance," he said
DOC is monortoring its progress and is asking for the public to keep their distance from the whale.