Yesterday, we posted about the tragic stranding on a beach in the Orkneys that resulted in the deaths of 77 long-finned pilot whales. Here is a much more cheerful story involving a pod of pilot whales and a solo transatlantic … Continue reading
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The BBC reports that an entire pod of 55 pilot whales died after a mass stranding on a beach in the Outer Hebrides. Only 15 were alive after they washed onto Traigh Mhor beach at North Tolsta on the Isle … Continue reading
More than 200 whales have been found stranded on a remote beach at the entrance to Macquarie Harbour on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. Half of the pod, thought to be pilot whales, are believed to be still alive. … Continue reading
Around 270 pilot whales have become stranded on a sandbar on the remote western coast of Tasmania. Rescuers in Australia say that at least a third of the whales have died and that more are dying. The BBC reports that … Continue reading
More than 150 short-finned pilot whales were found stranded early Friday in Hamelin Bay, Western Australia. Despite the best effort of more than 100 volunteer rescuers, only 6 survived to be returned to the sea. Hamelin Bay is located about 192 … Continue reading
Over 400 pilot whales became stranded after they swam into the shallow waters of Golden Bay, near Farewell Spit, at the northernmost tip of the South Island of New Zealand. An estimated 300 of the whales have died, as a small … Continue reading
Around the world, pollution is a serious threat to whales. Ironically, on the Faroe Islands, pollution may help to curtail whaling, where protests have failed. The residents of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic have been hunting pilot whales for almost … Continue reading
Sad news from over the weekend. A post-mortem on the 35 dead pilot whales was cancelled Sunday due to bad weather. Whales found dead on Donegal beach … Continue reading