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UN adopts High Seas Treaty to protect the ocean

At the UN 'High Seas Treaty' negotiations in New York, a historic vote for the...

Hopes raised for whale and dolphin protection after last minute landmark nature agreement

WDC's Ed Goodall (far right) at COP15 with Thérèse Coffey (centre) UK Secretary of State...

WDC orca champion picks up award

Beatrice Whishart MSP picks up her Nature Champion award The Scottish Environment LINK, an organisation...

Large number of dolphins moved to Abu Dhabi marine park

Up to 24 captive bottlenose dolphins have reportedly been sent to a new SeaWorld theme...

Four whales die in mass stranding off Irish coast

Local people continue to monitor the waters around Falcarragh, Co Donegal in Ireland following a mass stranding incident yesterday involving a pod of pilot whales. Nine of the whales managed to return back into open water but, despite help from over 100 local people, four of the whales died. Eyewitness reports state that one of the pilot whales appeared to be ill, which may have led to the other whales then getting into difficulty. Long-finned pilot whales  are amongst those whale species known to regularly mass live strand around the world. They live in very tightly socially knit schools which works well out in the deep seas. In shallow conditions, however, this same life strategy gets them into trouble and, as they try to help each other, they may all come ashore.

Update:
Reports (July 10) now state that up to eight whales have now died following this stranding incident.