Till Backhaus

It was always about weighing the balance between which option was the worst: Waiting for the certain death of the animal as it suffered, or giving him a last chance and exposing him to potential stress in the process,

• Backhaus asserted
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I consider it completely human to make use of even the slimmest of chances, when a life is at stake. Whoever wishes to criticize that may do so,

• Backhaus, who at the time had boasted of how the controversial rescue mission had "saved" the creature, said
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As soon as we have confirmed information on the matter, we will inform the public immediately,

• State Environment Minister Till Backhaus said Friday
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The very worst is already behind him now,

• Backhaus told Germany's Bild newspaper on Wednesday
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Now we have the task of giving him some peace,

• said Till Backhaus, the environment minister for the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  Euronewseuronews.com/2026/04…Apr 1, 16:15

We did everything we could to give it a chance. This is a unique tragedy. But it chose this path for himself,

• said Till Backhaus, environment minister for the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the whale is now stranded after initially beaching itself at the resort town of Timmendorf Beach on March 23.
  Deutsche Welledw.com/en/germany…Apr 1, 15:28