Cetacean strandings, the phenomenon whereby whales and dolphins are found ashore or unable to return to sea, serve as critical indicators of marine ecosystem health. These events arise from a complex ...

A sperm whale recently washed ashore on a beach in South Africa, making for a “very rare” occurrence. The last reported stranding was in 2018, according to a ...

New research, focused on the feeding behavior of long-finned pilot whales, has shed light on one of Scotland's largest mass stranding events. The study, led by the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding ...

Changes to whale feeding ground may raise risk of mass strandings – study - Scientists at the University of Glasgow have shed ...