Mass pilot whale stranding in Indonesia raises questions about ocean health Villagers in central Indonesia rescued 34 short-finned pilot whales following a mass stranding on March 9, but despite their overnight efforts were unable to save 21 others. Mongabay Indonesia’s Ebed ...

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There was a mass stranding of #pilotwhales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) near Deranitan, #Indonesia on March 9th. 34 animals animals were rescued, 21 died.

Necropsies were done. Article does not list cause of death

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Flipper Slapping Pilot Whales. Read the full story here: buff.ly/TrVdc43
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Large declines in organofluorine contamination indicated by subarctic marine mammal tissues | PNAS The ocean is thought to be the terminal sink for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), persistent organofluorine chemicals used widely in mod...

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"we measured bulk extractable organofluorine (EOF) in archived liver and muscle tissues from pelagic Subarctic #pilotwhales over the last several decades. Results show EOF concentrations peaked in 2011 and declined by over 60% by 2023."

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The Cutest Spy Hop. Read the full story here: buff.ly/4aHuChL
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Popular press coverage of study describing new viruses found in #Atlantic #orca and #pilotwhales

New circoviruses discovered in pilot whales and orcas from the North Atlantic share.google/IGtBxPVKz2M9...

Novel circoviruses identified in short-finned pilot whale and orca from the North Atlantic Ocean The family Circoviridae comprises viruses with small single-stranded DNA genomes that are known to infect various animals, resulting in considerable m…

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New study in Virology identifies two new types of #cetacean #viruses isolated from #orca and #pilotwhales in the #Caribbean

Novel circoviruses identified in short-finned pilot whale and orca from the North Atlantic Ocean - ScienceDirect share.google/oL9stGIUdPLf...

An Interesting Pilot Whale Encounter – 12/24 ​We ​had ​an ​interesting ​encounter, ​actually ​at ​a ​stranding ​in ​December ​last ​year ​and ​in ​a ​pod ​of ​Pilot ​Whales. You ​get ​individual ​personalities ​and ​s…

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Mystery of how much squid short-finned pilot whales eat resolved How much food an animal needs to consume on a daily basis is a crucial part of the jigsaw of life and now an international team of researchers reveal in Journal of Experimental Biology that individual short-finned pilot whales off Hawai’i consume between 82 and 202 squid per day, adding up to 88,000 tonnes of squid per year for the Hawaiian population, which, fortunately, is a drop in the ocean for the local squid population.

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Mystery of how much squid short-finned pilot #whales eat resolved
There’s plenty more #squid in the sea for Hawaiian short-finned #pilotWhales

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Calling all #Faroese: #Human #society is structured based on #compassion & #kindness among many virtues. Present day society is not founded on abusing power to terrorise & exploit the vulnerable. Please stop terrorising & killing #PilotWhales. Thank you
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2/3 It shows that at every stage, pilot whales suffer profoundly. The welfare impacts are severe: anxiety, breathlessness, confusion, fear, panic, pain, helplessness. #pilotwhales are sentient, intelligent beings. They never abandon each other, forced to witness their loved ones' slaughter.

#TheMoment 2 bystanders jumped in to save stranded pilot whales in N.S. Mark Rankin tells CBC News about the moment he and Grant Cameron saved three pilot whales that had gotten too close to shore in Port Hood, N.S.

Mark Rankin tells CBC News about the moment he and Grant Cameron #saved three #PilotWhales that had gotten too close to shore in Port Hood, #NovaScotia. #video
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Good Samaritans Stripped Down to Briefs to Rescue 3 Stranded Whales on Canadian Beach (WATCH) Two men in Nova Scotia stripped down to their briefs and rescued three pilot whales that were stranded on the beach.

Two #NovaScotia men save three beaches #pilotwhales before tide drops lower

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Good Samaritans Stripped Down to Briefs to Rescue 3 Stranded Whales on Canadian Beach (WATCH) Time was running out when Mark Rankin and Grant Cameron arrived on a Nova Scotia Beach earlier this week. After apparently swimming too close to shore, three pilot whales were found stranded at 9 a.m., with low tide quickly approaching. If the two friends didn’t intervene soon, the whales might never have a chance. One […] The post Good Samaritans Stripped Down to Briefs to Rescue 3 Stranded Whales on Canadian Beach (WATCH) appeared first on Good News Network.

Good Samaritans Stripped Down to Briefs to Rescue 3 Stranded Whales on Canadian Beach (WATCH): Time was running out when Mark Rankin and Grant Cameron arrived on a Nova Scotia Beach earlier this week. After… @goodnewsnetwork.org #GoodSamaritans #WhaleRescue #NovaScotia #PilotWhales #AnimalRescue

🚨 On July 20th, another 116 #pilotwhales lost their lives at Tjørnuvík, #FaroeIslands, in another cruel drive hunt. The local bay of this small village of just 50 houses was where the whales were driven to be killed, while authorities once again created an exclusion zone to keep witnesses away. 1/3

This endangered North Atlantic right whale was seen swimming with a pod of pilot whales nearly 500 kilometres east of Newfoundland on June 5. Department of Fisheries and Oceans

The unique pattern on its head as it breaks the surface has allowed experts to identify the endangered North Atlantic right whale seen swimming with a pod of pilot whales nearly 500 kilometres east of Newfoundland on June 5 as being a 19-year-old female named Eternity. Department of Fisheries and Oceans

This map shows how far out at sea Eternity, one of fewer than 400 endangered North Atlantic right whales left, was observed on June 5, 2025 after having only previously been seen in the Bay of Fundy area. CONTRIBUTED

Rare company: Endangered right whale observed swimming with pilot whales far off NL coast

#Eternity #AtlanticRightWhale #NewfoundlandLabrador #DFO #Canada 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #NLpoli #AtlanticOcean #Whales #Cetaceans #Marinelife #EndangeredSpecies #PilotWhales #AnimalRights

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The Bond Between Females and Calves. Read the full story here: buff.ly/3jONYq2
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Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it's unclear why. Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them.

Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it's unclear why. #Science #Biology #MarineBiology #IcelandOrcas #PilotWhales #MarineLife

A neonate long-finned pilot whale surfaces in echelon position next to a killer whale (adult female IS069) on June 20, 2023. “Interactions between Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) and Neonate Long-Finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melas) off South Iceland,” by Chérine D. Baumgartner et al., in Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 16, No. 4, Article No. e71193; April 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

A neonate long-finned pilot whale swims among killer whales on June 23, 2022.“Interactions between Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) and Neonate Long-Finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melas) off South Iceland,” by Chérine D. Baumgartner et al., in Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 16, No. 4, Article No. e71193; April 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Friend or Food: Why Are Iceland’s Orcas Taking in Pilot Whales?

#Whales #Cetaceans #Orcas #PilotWhales #Iceland #Oceans #Marinelife #ClimateChange #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights #Science #IcelandicOrcaProject

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Whales and dolphins at risk as report reveals ecological decline in Gulf of California Lorayne Meltzer has lived along the Gulf of California for 30 years. As an ecologist and director of a binational field station, she’s supported many scientists in their research into this biodiverse ...

#Humboldtsquid populations are greatly reduced in the #GulfofCalifornia, so ,their predators like #spermwhales and shortfined #pilotwhales have “effectively disappeared."

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🐋 #Pilotwhales: families led by matriarchs! 💙 These cetaceans form extremely cohesive family groups, known as “matrilines”. With older females leading the way, these social structures ensure the survival and organization of the group throughout the vast oceanic migrations. 🌊

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The Cutest Spy Hop. Read the full story here: https://buff.ly/4aHuChL
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Pilot Whales Saved! #feelgood #heartwarming #goodvibes #puppets #goodnews #Jaythegoodnewsmonster #goodnewswithJay #thecrewbers #puppetsoftiktok #puppetsofinstagram #whales #savethewhales #newzealand #pilot #pilotwhales

One of our members wanted to share this wonderful recent sighting of #pilotwhales.

Whales at Farewell Spit restranded Some of the whales that were refloated at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay today have already become stranded again.

Gutting news - so very sad. "Some of the whales that were refloated at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay today have already become stranded again." #strandings #aotearoa #pilotwhales #departmentofconservation

More than 30 stranded whales saved in New Zealand by people lifting them on sheets “It’s amazing to witness the genuine care and compassion people have shown toward these magnificent animals,” said a Department of Conservation spokesperson.

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30 stranded #pilotwhales in #NewZealand were successfully returned back to the ocean

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Photo shows back and dorsal fin of pilot whale breaking surface of sea.

Pilot whale. Tenerife, 14 June 2024. #pilotwhales #tenerife #canarias

Further coverage of the aftermath of the stranding:

What do you do with 77 dead #pilotwhales? #Orkney, #Scotland is trying to find a good answer

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Whales were healthy before Orkney stranding - expert The animals were found on the island of Sanday following what could be the largest mass stranding in nearly 100 years.

Further information on the recent #stranding of 77 #Pilotwhales in #orkney ,
#Scotland.

Necropsy results send to indicate that animals were healthy

77 pilot whales die on Scotland beach in "one of the larger mass strandings" seen in U.K. A British marine wildlife rescue organization says 77 pilot whales have died in "one of the larger mass strandings" seen in the U.K.

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77 #pilotwhales stranded along the #Scotland coast. None were able to be rescued.