15 Pilot Whales Euthanized, Total of 55 Died After They Washed Ashore in Scotland; Experts To Carry Post-Mortem

Medicine & Technology Jul 18, 2023

A total of 55 pilot whales died after they washed ashore in Scotland and experts are still examining the cause of their death. Continue reading to learn the details.

Pilot Whale Strandings Still a Mystery But Found to Be From Different Families, Groups

Sep 02, 2022

The mystery behind the mass whale strandings has deepened, contradicting previous theories of scientists about such a phenomenon. Read to know more about it.

Volunteers Refloated 28 Trapped Whales in New Zealand for the Second Time

Feb 23, 2021

Volunteers in New Zealand helped refloat 28 whales to rescue them from being trapped in what is dubbed as a notorious site for mass strandings.

EU Is Urged To act Against Denmark For Supporting The Killing Of The Pilot Whales

May 11, 2017

Activists have urged the EU to take legal action against the Scandinavian state Denmark for supporting the painful hunting of the pilot whales.

Fresh Whales Stranded At Farewell Spit At New Zealand's Coastline

Feb 13, 2017

Most of the 415 whales that washed up on a narrow sand spit in Golden Bay, New Zealand died by Thursday night, while scores of volunteers armed with blankets struggled to keep the surviving animals wet to refloat them during a life-saving tide.

A Race Against the Clock—Volunteers in New Zealand Try to Save Stranded Pilot Whale Pod

Feb 13, 2015

In a race against the clock, volunteers in New Zealand’s famous Golden Bay are attempting to save the near 200 pilot whales that beached themselves early Friday morning, Feb. 13. In what researchers say is the largest beaching event in over a decade, the pod of pilot whales became trapped on a sandbar known as the “Farewell Spit”, which is a common trap for migrating whales.