The carcass of a blue whale that washed ashore in Newfoundland, Canada is causing a smelly problem for a local town.
Residents of the Trout River community want the whale, which has been rotting on the beach for over a week, disposed of before it explodes.
"The whale is blowing up," Emily Butler, the town's clerk, told CBC News.
The nearly 82-foot whale's stench is getting stronger.
"It's only a matter of time- as the weather warms up, it's only going to get worse," Butler told CBC News.
The whale is believed to be among a group of blue whales that were found dead in early April off western Newfoundland. The animals most likely drowned or were crushed by heavy ice while eating, CTV News reported.
Butler hopes to find a government agency who will dispose of the whale. But the clerk was told it is the town's responsibility to take care of the animal because it is on its beach.
"We really don't have any resources and we really don't have the expertise," Butler said.
In the meantime, the town is dealing with an influx of visitors from the area who want to see the bloated carcass. Several onlookers have tweeted out pictures of the whale. The whale even has its own website, HasTheWhaleExplodedYet.com.
"It's very difficult to keep people away, simply because it's not too often that you see a blue whale," Butler told CBC News.
Trout River is a town of 600 people located in Gros Morne National Park, the BBC reported. The park's largest town, Rocky Harbour, is also dealing with a whale carcass on its shore.