Last month, two blue whale carcasses were washed onto the beaches in Trout River and Rocky Harbour. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has taken the ownership of both the whales.

As per the deal, a team from the ROM has reached on Newfoundland's west coast to take the two blue whale carcasses. Researchers would preserve the whales' skeletons and will also collect tissue samples.

Mark Engstrom, the ROM's senior curator informed that the team is busy in ground assessing the whale in Trout River. On Thursday morning, the carcass was taken out of the town and brought to Winterhouse Brook.

Engstrom said it is only after they get the whales and would start working on it. Once the work at the Trout River gets complete, they will move on to Rocky Harbour and would start working on the beached whale there.

As per him, if the team works on one carcass a day then each project can be completed in a week. There is no shortage of assistance, said Engstrom. "We've hired six local people to help us, so the mainstay of the crew will be local people and we're working with the communities where the whales are located", affirmed Engstrom.

They would not mind if they need to take help from community people. In fact, the last week, the Trout River council has even issued a media release with regard to the community's support of the Royal Ontario Museum.