Posts Tagged ‘Stranding’
Lost Sowerby’s beaked whale suffered slow and painful death
A female Sowerbys beaked whale found dead on a beach at Gullane, on the outskirts of Edinburgh must have suffered a painful and slow death say experts after a post mortem confirmed rope embedded deep into her skin and blubber, and severe dorsal fluke damage. The lost whale was first reported on Muirfield Beach on…
Read MoreOver 100 pilot whales die after stranding in New Zealand
A group of up to 145 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on Stewart Island in New Zealand. The whales were discovered on Mason Bay beach by a member of the public over the weekend. Around half of the whales had already died whilst the others were put to sleep by…
Read MoreDead dolphin found on UK beach had swallowed rubber glove
Further evidence of the widespread plastic pollution in the ocean has emerged after a dolphin washed up on a Norfolk beach in the UK was found to have part of a rubber glove in his stomach. A post-mortem on the dead juvenile male Risso’s dolphin revealed the find after being discovered dead on Great Yarmouth South…
Read MoreOver 130 whales die on Australian beach
Over 130 short-finned pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on a beach in Western Australia. Commercial fishermen spotted the pod of 150 whales stranding at Hamelin Bay, 200 miles south of Perth. Western Australia state’s Parks and Wildlife Service arrived at the scene by morning and were assessing the health of around 15 whales left…
Read MoreVirus to blame for death of rare dolphin deaths off Brazil
The deaths of dozens of endangered dolphins that have died off the coast of Brazil in just over a month, has been blamed on an a outbreak of “cetacean mobillivirus” which can damage a dolphin’s immune system, according to scientists from the School of Oceanography at the State University in Rio de Janeiro. Nearly 200 Guiana…
Read MoreRescuers brave freezing temperatures to refloat pilot whale
2018 has begun with a positive story from Nova Scotia in Canada where around 100 volunteers and members of the local police and firefighters helped marine mammal experts to refloat a stranded male pilot whale. Much of North America has been suffering from unusually low temperatures in recent weeks and the rescuers had to cope…
Read MoreDolphins rescued in Florida after stranding during Hurricane Irma
News reporters joined members of the public to rescue two dolphins who were found stranded on a beach in Florida as Hurricane Irma swept through the state. One of the dolphins appeared to be a calf while the other was an adult. After taking advice from local strandings experts, an NBC reporter covering the storm…
Read MoreDead sperm whale art installation causes a stir in Paris
It wasn’t just the arrival of the Tour de France that has been turning heads in Paris this week. Down on a bank of the River Seine, a 50ft dead sperm whale appeared to be lying on the pavement while ‘investigators’ examined its remains and spoke to the press. The incredibly realistic art installation confused…
Read MoreRescued dolphin returned to sea in China
Good news from China where a rough-toothed dolphin that was found stranded in May has been successfully released back into the wild in Zhuhai in Guangdong Province. The 2.2 metre male dolphin, which was given the name “Jiang Jiang”, was discovered on May 3rd in Heisha Bay in Jiangmen City suffering from breathing difficulties and…
Read MoreSteps taken to stop dead whales exploding at scene of mass stranding
The carcasses of some of the hundreds of dead pilot whales that stranded on a New Zealand beach in recent days are being punctured in order to prevent them from exploding near volunteers helping with the operation. Well over 300 pilot whales died last week when they stranded at Farewell Spit despite a huge rescue…
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