The Nova Scotia government has finally removed the putrid carcass of a whale from a popular beach.

“With summer temperatures and increased tourist activity, the department has assessed the site, and as landowner, we are moving to bury the remains of the whale on the beach,” Dan Davis, a spokesperson for the Department of Natural Resources said.

“An excavator has been hired to do the work.”

The carcass was buried Tuesday afternoon.

The remains of the rotting whale on a popular beach in Nova Scotia had turned into a political football.

While residents of Sandy Cove in Digby Neck and tourists were holding their noses, both local and provincial politicians claimed it was not their responsibility to bury or remove the stinking corpse that has been there for well over a month.

Sandy Cove is considered one of the finest beaches in Nova Scotia and attracts thousands of tourists drawn to the Bay of Fundy every year. Having a rotting whale there is not exactly what the glossy brochures portray.

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