A Beluga in the Rhine? How a stray white whale made German environmental history in 1966

In the temporary exhibition “Nature and German History. Faith – Biology – Power”, a film can be seen that features a beluga whale known as “Moby Dick in the Rhine” that made history in 1966. Martin Baumert, research associate of the exhibition, explains how the whale fared in the Rhine and what importance the beluga achieved in the environmental discussions of the 1960s.