whale strandings
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Tasmania’s Whale Stranding Tragedy Explained
A desperate rescue effort is underway after hundreds of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) became stranded in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast. Yesterday, more than 250 pilot whales were reported to have stranded, with one-third presumed dead. And this morning, rescuers found another 200 pilot whales stranded up to ten kilometres away from the…
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Horrific Scene As 145 Stranded Whales Die On New Zealand Beach
At least 145 pilot whales are dead following a mass stranding at a remote beach in southern New Zealand. The two pods of pilot whales beached themselves over the weekend, their carcasses now littering the picturesque beach.
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There May Be A Silver Lining To Those Dead Whales On UK Beaches
Last month, quite beachfront communities on both sides of the North Sea were rocked by the sight of sperm whales washing up dead on their shores. It was one of the largest strandings in recent history — but according to marine biologists, there may be an upside.