Volunteers needed as more whales and dolphins strand alive Calls for more people to train as marine mammal medics so they can help rescue stranded animals.

🐳🐬 #Whale & #Dolphin #Strandings #Volunteers #Needed! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Exploring mass strandings of common dolphins: a response to predator encounters? Abstract. Mass strandings of common dolphins Delphinus delphis are rare and poorly understood in the southwestern Atlantic. Although numerous hypotheses ha

Here is a DOI link to the primary literature for this new study on three mass #strandings of #dolphins that appear to have been caused by trying to avoid predatory #Orca

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View of Killiecrankie beach with sperm whale carcass on the sand showing large vertebrae and head of sperm whale . Not shown in pic - Pacific gulls feeding on carcass.

Sad to see a decomposing #SpermWhale on remote and stunning Killiecrankie Beach, #FlindersIsland. 5 sperm whales stranded on Flinders a yr ago and as with other areas of Tasmania, seems to be a stranding hotspot - local topography may exacerbate risk of #strandings.

https://mailchi.mp/3fc5235712f6/iwc-news-bulletin-july

The July issue of the IWC News Bulletin includes reports from all over the world on the latest training in #strandings and #entanglement response, #bycatch, Conservation Management Plans, upcoming meeting info and lots more.
Read it here t.co/IcHKfV1DKo

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We're back with ep 19 of our #podcast! We'll explore the world of #plants and pollinators, the colours of #roots and #snakes, and the causes behind certain #strandings.
🎧 Remember: the podcast is free. multilingual and available on all major streaming platforms. Happy Listening and...Good #Science!

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

Historically bad year for dolphin strandings on Cape Cod has scientists looking for answers Scientists say an unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals’ food.

#dolphins #strandings

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