More pilot whales dead in New ZealandAfter several stranding incidents in the south of New Zealand during the last couple of weeks, another one has now hit the northern part....
Sealion mass stranding in Mexico most likely caused by red tideAt the beginning of last September, 137 sea lions had been found dead on the shores of Comondú, Mexico. Back then, no apparent cause had...
15 melon-headed whales die in mangrove bayThe 15 dead melon-headed whales found in a mangrove area in Catanduanes, Philippines, were part of a bigger pod of 70 animals. The group...
Three dolphins rescued from drainage canal systemThanks to the public’s explicit reports, the stranding of three dolphins in a drainage canal system in Grand Chenier, LA, had a lucky...
Failed rescue effort ends in euthanization Another pilot whale has washed ashore in southern Australia, this time on King Island. The incident comes one week after several hundred...
First mass stranding in Alabama after Hurricane SallyThe stranding of six Atlantic spotted dolphins on the north side of the Dauphin Island, Alabama, is the first of its kind in the state of...
Largest Tasmanian pilot whale mass strandingThe tragic news of more than 470 long-finned pilot whales stuck on shore had all our eyes glued to the Australian island Tasmania during...
Baby dolphin in Cornwall suspectedly killed by a boat strikeA surge of disturbance incidents of dolphins by small marine traffic over the summer months has now ended devastatingly. The Cornwall...
Puzzling debate on how to keep two humpback whales from strandingAt the beginning of September, two humpback whales have been reported unexpectedly high up in the Kakadu East Alligator River of New...
Project Jonah offers training course after sperm whale rescue in TimaruMore live whales and dolphins get stranded in New Zealand than every other country. During June, the public even beyond New Zealand's...
Lawmakers call on the Navy in Guam to cease harmful sonar trainingAfter the Navy has finalized its Mariana Islands training and testing plans, several lawmakers have called for caution. The training plan...
More concern for bottlenose whales in IrelandAfter a pod of seven Northern bottlenose whales had stranded and died on a beach in Donegal only two weeks ago (covered here), further...
Death of two killer whales in Alaska raises questionsIn general, “it is kind of unusual to have killer whale strandings”, Mandy Keogh, the Regional Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator for...
Update: last bottlenose whale in mass stranding has not survivedThe largest stranding event of bottlenose whales in Ireland we covered here had ended deadly for seven of the animals. Only one could be...
Calls for investigation on dolphin die-off after Mauritius oil spillBetween Wednesday and Saturday last week, 40 dolphins have been found washed ashore near the site where a Japanese ship had run aground...
Study: Thousands of harbour porpoises have stranded around the North Sea since 1990A recent study by researchers of the Utrecht University in the Netherlands has investigated the dynamics of harbour porpoise strandings...
Largest mass stranding of bottlenose whales in IrelandOn Wednesday last week, a pod of eight bottlenose whales had been found stranded alive on the shores of Donegal, Ireland. Though the...
Dolphin calling for help released safelyA dolphin’s whistles for help were heard by the construction owner Leon, who found the animal stuck on the banks of Helford River,...
Additional funds of the BP oil spill money approved to support marine mammal rescueThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the BP-operated prospect in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 is recognized as the largest marine oil spill...
Common dolphin mass stranding on Cape CodOn the weekend, 45 common dolphins have been found stranded by the Harbor Master in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The Yarmouth based Marine...