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rescue of Timmy the whale ‘an all-round catastrophe’ over deficient tracker Marine biologists and whale experts have [stepped up their criticism](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/rescue-stranded-timmy-whale-germany-inadvisable) of a privately funded operation
rescue operation was only going to stress the animal and would certainly not help it, a private initiative was [launched](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/millionaires-fund-last-ditch-attempt-to-save-humpback-whale-stranded-in-germany), funded by two prominent millionaires, leaving local politicians in the shade
operation was privately funded by two German entrepreneurs and spurred intense public debate, with critics suggesting it would only cause the animal distress. A whale carcass was reportedly spotted on Thursday off the Danish island
funds to mount an 11th-hour rescue mission for which they won state approval. One of the sponsors, Walter Gunz, the founder of a major electronics retailer chain, said that without the mobilisation, the whale
rescue initiative. Later, however, it emerged that a tracker intended to monitor Timmy’s progress was not working. In a joint statement earlier this month, Walter-Mommert and her co-financier, Walter Gunz
operation as a success, he said it was an "example for Germany of what can be done". "If everything goes well, it will be in the North Sea in two days," he told reporters, adding