A recently deceased sperm whale found was found with a tightly wound ball of marine debris in its stomach, including an alarming assortment of plastics. The dead whale was found on the Isle of Harris ...

More than 50 long-finned whales died after they got into difficulty in Tolsta Bay in the summer of 2023 Scientists say they have discovered rare insights into the feeding habits of long-finned pilot ...

Plastic, rope, gloves and other assorted trash totalling around 100 kilograms has been found inside a sperm whale that washed up on a beach in the UK over the weekend. The sperm whale is believed to ...

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 ...

Annual rates of marine mammal strandings have increased in the last 30 years, across all species of dolphins, whales and porpoise native to Scottish waters. The concerning new finding comes from a ...

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The public is being asked to help improve the recording of marine wildlife found stranded on Scotland's beaches. The Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (Smass) has developed a free app. Called ...

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