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Unique footage of pilot whale expelling placenta captured off Shetland

Unique footage of a pilot whale expelling its placenta off the coast of Shetland in 2019 has been revealed for the first time. The footage, taken by drone operator Nick McCaffrey, shows the animal in the Yell Sound between mainland Shetland and the ...

04 Apr 2023 at 00:01

World

477 whales die in ‘heartbreaking’ New Zealand strandings

Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. None of the stranded whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanised in a “heartbreaking” loss,...

12 Oct 2022 at 09:37

World

Rescuers bid to save nearly 100 beached whales in Western Australia

Volunteers worked frantically for a second day on Wednesday to try to save dozens of pilot whales that have stranded themselves on a beach in Western Australia, but more than 50 have already died. Nearly 100 long-finned pilot whales were first ...

26 Jul 2023 at 10:54

Pod of more than 50 pilot whales dies after mass stranding

A pod of more than 50 pilot whales has died following a mass stranding on a Scottish beach. Marine rescuers were called to the scene at Traigh Mhor in North Tolsta, on the Isle of Lewis, to reports that dozens of the mammals were in ...

16 Jul 2023 at 20:08

More than 40 pilot whales dead after mass stranding on Scottish beach

More than 40 pilot whales have died following a “mass stranding” on a Scottish beach. Marine rescuers were called to the scene at Traigh Mhor in North Tolsta, on the Isle of Lewis, to reports that dozens of the mammals were in ...

16 Jul 2023 at 17:19

World

32 pilot whales rescued out of 230 stranded on Australian coast

Wildlife experts have rescued 32 out of the 230 whales that were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Tasmania a day earlier. Half the pod of pilot whales found stranded in Macquarie Harbour had been presumed ...

22 Sept 2022 at 10:20

Remaining 12 whales stranded on Orkney euthanised

The 12 pilot whales which survived following a mass stranding have been euthanised, experts have said. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) received a report of a mass stranding of up to 100 long-finned pilot whales ...

12 Jul 2024 at 09:15

Mass pilot whale stranding on Isle of Lewis is ‘biggest one ever in Scotland’

The mass pilot whale stranding on the Isle of Lewis is the biggest one ever in Scotland, an expert has said. Dr Andrew Brownlow from the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) told BBC’s Good Morning Scotland ...

17 Jul 2023 at 08:57

Experts bid to save surviving whales after mass stranding on Scottish island

Experts are striving to save 12 pilot whales after 77 stranded on Orkney – almost a year after another mass stranding in Scotland. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) received a report of a mass stranding of up ...

11 Jul 2024 at 16:44

World

More than 100 pilot whales beached on western Australian coast are rescued

More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast have returned to sea – while 31 died on the shore, a whale researcher said. Researcher Ian Wiese joined hundreds of volunteers who ...

25 Apr 2024 at 08:05

Rescuers tackling ‘mass stranding’ of pilot whales on Scottish beach

Marine rescuers are attending a “mass stranding” of pilot whales on a Stornoway beach. Police have instructed the public to avoid the area to allow the mammals the greatest chance of survival. Marine medics have ...

16 Jul 2023 at 13:30

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