Two northern bottlenose whales stranded off Fife coast
1 year, 5 months ago

Two northern bottlenose whales stranded off Fife coast

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He said: “At 11pm it was confirmed that there were in fact two northern bottlenose whales stranded, one was not moving but the other was quite active, both were lying on their sides in the sand and gravel substrate. “The northern bottlenose whale is a species not often found in the North Sea, three animals were sighted off the Moray Firth last week. In autumn 2020, rescuers, including BDMLR, the Ministry of Defence and local volunteers, attempted to shepherd a pod of northern bottlenose whales to sea from Loch Long, Argyll, ahead of a major military exercise.

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Crowd forms on Alaskan beach after giant endangered whale carcass washes ashore
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Crowd forms on Alaskan beach after giant endangered whale carcass washes ashore

The Independent  

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Why do so many whales end up on Britain's beaches? How discovery of largest ever mass stranding in Orkney represents a depressingly familiar sight
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Why do so many whales end up on Britain's beaches? How discovery of largest ever mass stranding in Orkney represents a depressingly familiar sight

Daily Mail  

This week Scotland suffered its largest ever mass stranding of whales after 77 of them washed up on a beach in the Orkney islands. 77 pilot whales washed up on the shores of Tresness Beach on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland this morning A pod of 55 pilot wales were stranded on the isle of Lewis, Scotland in …

Over 100 pilot whales beached on western Australian coast have been rescued, officials say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 100 pilot whales beached on western Australian coast have been rescued, officials say

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said. Ships and a spotter plane were monitoring the rescued whales in case they returned to shore, the Parks and Wildlife Service of Western Australia state regional wildlife officer Pia Courtis said. …

Huge whale washes up on Newquay beach as residents share heartbreak
1 year, 1 month ago

Huge whale washes up on Newquay beach as residents share heartbreak

The Independent  

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More than 50 whales dead on Australian beach after mysterious mass stranding
1 year, 5 months ago

More than 50 whales dead on Australian beach after mysterious mass stranding

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly 100 pilot whales stranded …

Pod of 55 pilot whales die after being stranded on a beach in Scotland
1 year, 5 months ago

Pod of 55 pilot whales die after being stranded on a beach in Scotland

Associated Press  

LONDON — A pod of 55 pilot whales have died after they were found washed ashore on a beach in Scotland in the worst mass whale stranding in the area, marine experts said Monday. “Pilot whales are notorious for their strong social bonds, so often when one whale gets into difficulty and strands, the rest follow,” it said in a …

Second whale in two days washes up on to a UK beach
1 year, 8 months ago

Second whale in two days washes up on to a UK beach

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Abersoch Coastguard Rescue Team announced on its Facebook page the sighting of a beached …

Humpback whale found on beach died after entanglement in creel lines, tests show
1 year, 8 months ago

Humpback whale found on beach died after entanglement in creel lines, tests show

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230 Pilot Whales Stranded in Australia, 'About Half' Feared Dead
2 years, 3 months ago

230 Pilot Whales Stranded in Australia, 'About Half' Feared Dead

News 18  

Around 230 pilot whales were found stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania Wednesday, with Australian officials saying only half appeared to be alive. “A pod of approximately 230 whales has stranded near Macquarie Harbour,” said the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment. “It appears about half of the animals are alive.” Aerial images showed a devastating scene …

More than 200 whales found beached in Tasmania; Australian rescue efforts underway
2 years, 3 months ago

More than 200 whales found beached in Tasmania; Australian rescue efforts underway

LA Times  

A rescuer pours water on one of scores of stranded whales on Ocean Beach on Tasmania’s west coast, in Australia. About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the Australian state’s northwestern coast. The pod, which is stranded on Ocean Beach in Macquarie Harbor, appears …

Rescue attempts fail to save beached baby whale on the Gold Coast
3 years, 5 months ago

Rescue attempts fail to save beached baby whale on the Gold Coast

ABC  

A baby humpback whale has been euthanased after it beached itself multiples times at Kirra on the Gold Coast. Key points: Beachgoers and a Sea World team attempted to rescue a baby whale stranded at Kirra Beach Without its mother's support the whale was unlikely to survive There appeared to be numerous bite marks or cuts on the whale About …

‘It’s alarming’: 4 gray whales found dead on Bay Area beaches in 9 days
3 years, 9 months ago

‘It’s alarming’: 4 gray whales found dead on Bay Area beaches in 9 days

LA Times  

An adult female gray whale that washed up on California’s Muir Beach on Thursday is seen in a photo provided by the Marine Mammal Center. Four dead gray whales have washed ashore on San Francisco Bay Area beaches in the last nine days, with experts saying Friday one was struck by a ship. “It’s alarming to respond to four dead …

More than a dozen whales found dead on New Zealand beach
4 years, 2 months ago

More than a dozen whales found dead on New Zealand beach

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than a dozen whales have died after becoming stranded on New Zealand’s North Island, …

Hundreds more pilot whales found stranded on Australian coast
4 years, 3 months ago

Hundreds more pilot whales found stranded on Australian coast

The Independent  

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Mass stranding of pilot whales off Tasmania's West Coast could have occurred after a small number were led astray
4 years, 3 months ago

Mass stranding of pilot whales off Tasmania's West Coast could have occurred after a small number were led astray

ABC  

The beaching of a pod of whales off Tasmania's West Coast could have been caused by one or two whales going astray, a wildlife biologist says. Key points: The whales became stranded on a sandbar on Tasmania's West Coast yesterday The rescue effort is likely to take days, authorities say The stranding is one of the "trickiest" rescue teams in …

Dead minke whales found tangled in fishing nets off Yorkshire coast
4 years, 3 months ago

Dead minke whales found tangled in fishing nets off Yorkshire coast

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Two bottlenose whales spotted in Dutch waters as dozens strand
4 years, 4 months ago

Two bottlenose whales spotted in Dutch waters as dozens strand

NL Times  

Two bottlenose whales, part of the family of cetaceans called "beaked whales", were spotted in the Oosterschelde on Friday, SOS Dolfijn said on Sunday night. "The first report of bottlenose whales involved two live animals off the coast of England just over two weeks ago. According to SOS Dolfijn, this natural sonar also makes beaked whales very sensitive to noise …

Commuting seal and dolphins swimming farther south than ever, wildlife experts say
5 years ago

Commuting seal and dolphins swimming farther south than ever, wildlife experts say

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wildlife experts have celebrated “extraordinary” sightings of Scottish bottlenose dolphins off the Yorkshire coast – …

Whale found dead with 100kg ‘litter ball’ in stomach
5 years, 1 month ago

Whale found dead with 100kg ‘litter ball’ in stomach

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fishing nets, ropes, bags, plastic cups, and gloves are just some of the items that …

Sperm whale died on Scottish beach with 'litter ball' in stomach
5 years, 1 month ago

Sperm whale died on Scottish beach with 'litter ball' in stomach

Daily Mail  

A sperm whale that died after being washed up in Scotland had a 220lb ball of litter in its stomach, made up of human waste including fishing nets, plastic cups and plastic bags. Experts from the Scottish Marine Animals Stranding Scheme say the 45ft long marine mammal died a short time after becoming stranded. The enormous whale was alive when …

Whales saved by dozens of beachgoers after being washed ashore in Georgia
5 years, 5 months ago

Whales saved by dozens of beachgoers after being washed ashore in Georgia

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