Hamburg – Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Environment Minister Till Backhaus has rejected criticism of his role in the unsuccessful attempt to rescue the humpback whale Timmy, who was stranded several times on the Baltic Sea coast. “I acted responsibly,” said the SPD politician “Stern.de”. He is saddened by the fact that the whale was washed up dead on the Danish island of Anholt. “Saving him was my great hope.”
