The enduring mystery of mass whale strandings
On 18 July 2023, 97 pilot whales became stranded near Albany, WA.
On 18 July 2023, 97 pilot whales became stranded near Albany, WA.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2023
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On Tuesday night, a pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales stranded itself on a beach on Western Australia's south coast. Over the course of Wednesday, more than 100 parks and wildlife staff and 250 registered volunteers ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2023
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The last of nearly 100 whales that beached on the southwestern Australian coast were euthanized Wednesday after a second day of frantic, but unsuccessful efforts to rescue them, authorities said.
Ecology
Jul 27, 2023
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Sad scenes are unfolding in Western Australia after a pod of pilot whales became stranded on a beach late on Tuesday. According to the latest reports, 51 of the whales have died. Some 46 remain beached and authorities are ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2023
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More than 50 pilot whales died after stranding themselves on a beach in Western Australia, but authorities said Wednesday they were "optimistic" that the other 45 whales in the pod could survive.
Ecology
Jul 26, 2023
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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.
Ecology
Jul 17, 2023
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A small team of oceanographers from the West Iceland Nature Research Center, Orca Guardians Iceland and Dalhousie University, has observed an adult female orca swimming with and caring for a young long-finned pilot whale. ...
Fourteen whales have washed up on Atlantic Coast beaches since Dec. 1, but marine mammal experts and some conservation groups urge caution before jumping to conclusions about why these animals and others died.
Ecology
Jan 20, 2023
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Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say.
Ecology
Oct 12, 2022
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Two more whales died Friday in Australia after a handful that had been refloated a day earlier stranded themselves again.
Ecology
Sep 23, 2022
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