Tag: whale stranding

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Young sperm whale massive stranding in Tasmania

  

  Some fourteen sperm whales have died in a mass stranding on a beach in west Tasmania, Australia. The whale carcasses were discovered by locals on King Island and reported to authorities on Monday afternoon.

• Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:18 UTC

  New theory on mass strandings among pilot whales, includes Falklands' experience

  

  Mass stranding events among cetaceans – a group of marine mammals including the whale, dolphin, and porpoise – have been reported since the times of Aristotle and there has been a long drive to understand what causes them. Long-finned pilot whales – a gregarious species with complex social bonds – are those most often affected.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  BAS team to study quick response to whales mass stranding with satellite technology

  

  An international team of scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey have published research on using new technology to study mass stranding of whales from space and how the technology could be used to help protect populations.

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2015 - 12:21 UTC

  Largest whale stranding, 337 Sei specimens, reported in extreme south Chile

  

  A total of 337 sei whales have been found beached in the extreme south of Chile in what scientists state is one of the biggest whale stranding ever recorded. Biologist Vreni Häussermann made the discovery along with other scientists in June during an observation flight over fjords in Chile's southern Patagonia region.