Did RFK Jr cut off dead whale's head? Environmental group calls for investigation

An environmental group is demanding a government investigation intoAmerican politician Robert FKennedy Jrfollowing revelations about an unusual incident involving a dead whale. The controversy was sparked afteran old interview with Kennedy’s daughter, which has recently resurfaced.

What happened?

In a 2012 Town & Country Magazine interview, Kick Kennedy revealed that, around 1994, her father, RFK Jr, used a chainsaw to remove the head of a dead whale that had washed ashore near their home inHyannisport, Massachusetts. The whale's head was then transported back to their New York residence on the roof of their minivan.

Kick Kennedy described the scene: “Every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet.”

She also recounted that the family wore plastic bagsover our headswith cut-out mouth holes to deal with the odour, and "people on the highway were giving us the finger, but that was just normal day-to-day stuff for us."

Call for investigation

The Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund has urged the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to investigate the incident. They argue that possessing any part of a marine mammal, alive or dead, may violate the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.

Brett Hartl, national political director for the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, stated in the letter, “There are good reasons why it is illegal for any person to collect or keep parts of any endangered species."

This call for an investigation comes shortly after RFKJrsuspended his independent presidential campaign. His campaign was marked by a series of unusual events, including his admission that he once disposed of a dead bear in New York’s Central Park.

After suspending his campaign, Kennedy endorsed Republican presidential candidateDonald Trump who reportedly offered RFKJr a role on the transition team if hewon the election.

(With inputs from agencies)