Malibu residents hire private tugboat to remove rotting whale from private beach

This article implied the government should have taken care of this problem. It didn't mention it was on a private beach. So it is right that the homeowners took care of it, not public funds. If the public can't use this beach, why should they have to pay for this.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/10/15820232-malibu-residents-hire-private-tugboat-to-remove-rotting-whale-from-beach?lite

Dec. 10, 2012

Fed up with the stench of a decaying whale carcass that washed up on a Malibu beach -- and with the inaction of government officials -- a local homeowners association took matters into its own hands and hired a tugboat that pulled the body out to sea late Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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But Fire Inspector Brian Riley told the newspaper a homeowners association hired a private tugboat to remove the remains, which were reportedly carried off about 20 miles offshore.

Fin whales are listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. They can grow to up to 85 feet, weigh up to 80 tons and live for up to 90 years.