False killer whale stranding reveals important information on their conservation
The stranding of a false killer whale on Maui in February 2021 turned out to be an unexpected benefit for the conversation of the...
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Highest spike in numbers of dead cetaceans in Ireland since the beginning of recordings
In the first two months of 2021, the highest number of dead cetaceans since the beginning of recordings 30 years ago have been reported...
Team in Hong Kong establishes pioneer cetacean post-mortem investigation technique for routine use
The team from Hong Kong City University led by Dr Kot has established a non-invasive, more accurate and time-saving alternative to...
Double mass stranding of 118 dolphins in Mozambique
The incident started with 32 spinner dolphins found stranded on the island of Bazaruto, Mozambique. Thanks to immediate action, seven...
Controversies on the way to rescue whales
New Zealand has a long history of large whale strandings, with another 50 pilot whales washed ashore on Farewell Spit just last week....
Volunteers form human chain to alleviate a mass stranding in New zealand
Only one week after 45 pilot whales died in a mass stranding in Indonesia, another pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded on Farewell...
At least 45 pilot whales die in mass stranding in Indonesia
Volunteers started arriving as soon as news of a mass stranding broke: Almost 50 pilot whales had become stranded on the northeastern...
Dolphin successfully rescued under freezing conditions
A common dolphin stuck on a sandbank off Fishguard Harbour in Wales had alarmed the town’s mayor to call Sea Trust. Volunteers from the...
Fatal boat strike kills right whale calf
The right whale calf had been dead by the time it washed up on the shore of Anastasia Island, Florida, on Saturday morning. Reports say...
First false killer whale stranding on Karnataka coast
The 10-feet long marine mammal washed ashore off Mangalurur, India, last week, has been identified as a false killer whale. It is thought...
Stranding reveals new species
The stranding had occurred in 2019, when a 28-foot (11.6 m) whale with a big piece of plastic in its gut was washed up near the Florida...
Entangled humpback whale rescued in port of Duqm
The Arabian Sea Humpback Whale was entangled in two large fishing nets when it was found in the Port of Duqm, Oman. Specialists and...
Blast fishing blamed for mass stranding in Camarines Sur
The 25 stranded Fraser’s dolphins were found by fishers on the shores of Del Gallego in the Philippines early Tuesday morning. With ten...
Calf leads to discovery of extraordinarily large whale carcass in the port of Naples
The Italian coast guard had initially been alerted by a young whale in distress in the port of Sorrento at the southern coast of Naples,...
A quarter of the West Coast gray whale population died since 2016
The gray whale population along the pacific coast of the US has been experiencing a heavy decline during the last five years. An...
Study: male porpoise fertility is negatively affected by ocean pollutants in the UK
It has long been known that the industrial chemicals Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have negative effects on humans and the...
Whale shark stranding implicates developmental repercussions on the environment
Volunteers managed to refloat a stranded whale shark in Eastern Indonesia in an enormous 10-hour hands-on rescue mission. The young,...
Killer whale rescued on the Orkney Islands
The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) was shocked to find a live-stranded orca instead of the reported dolphin at the rescue site...
Frozen whale buried on New Jersey’s shore
The dead humpback whale had washed ashore on Christmas Eve at a New Jersey state park. Due to temperatures below the freezing point, the...
Update: sperm whale carcasses to be removed after people do not heed advice to stay away
The stranding of 10 sperm whales on Christmas Eve near Withernsea was the largest of its kind since the beginning of records in 1913. Due...
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