Conservationists fear appetite stimulants may not be enough to save mammals (Image: EPA/Getty)

Sinking beluga whales in the Seine were fed life-saving vitamin cocktails in a “race against time” to prevent them from starving.

The mammal, now stranded between Paris and the Norman city of Rouen, was discovered on Wednesday after wandering thousands of kilometers from its Arctic home.

Refusal to eat and white spots on his body are signs that he may starve.

Restorers said he was so emaciated that his bones were removed.

The police have authorized environmentalists to spray it with vitamins this afternoon.

But it is not yet clear whether that is enough to save the whales, Lamia Esemurali, director of the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd France, told a news conference.

“He’s very thin. His bones are sticking out. ‘I don’t know if it’s too late,'” he said.

The hope is that the drug will restore the whales to health by stimulating their appetite.

Beluga whales rejected a live catch of herring and trout offered by Sea Shepherd France on Friday.

In a tweet Sunday afternoon, Sea Shepherd France said it hasn’t eaten yet, but is agile and mobile.

This means that it is not yet submerged and can be returned to the sea.

Members of the NGO Sea Shepherd (top) and firefighters (bottom) search for a beluga whale, which was found swimming in the Seine near the locks at Courcelles-sur-Seine, in western France, on August 5. , 2022. - The beluga whale appears to be losing weight and authorities are concerned about its health, local officials said. It reached a lock some 70 kilometers (44 miles) from Paris through a canal. The whale was first seen on August 2, 2022 in a river flowing through the French capital into the English Channel. This follows a rare orca sighting in the Seine just two months ago. (Photo by Jean-François MONIER / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images)

Sea Shepherd France and firefighters on their way to a whale (Image: Jean-Francois Monnier/AFP via Getty Images)

Gerard Mauger of GECC Marine Conversations Society said on Friday:

Sonar records show that beluga whales made very little of the characteristic whale noise, adding to concerns about the animal’s health.

Rescuers have followed him with two drones since they found him in the Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne river.

Beluga whales typically inhabit the Arctic and subarctic oceans, but can also descend into southern waters and estuaries. They can temporarily survive in fresh water.

It is not known why the animals have strayed so far from their natural habitats. Residents ask them to stay away from the animals.

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