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    Up to 160 pilot whales stranded on Australian beach

    Up to 160 pilot whales stranded on Australian beach

    25 Apr 2024

    Marine biologists raced Thursday to save more than 100 pilot whales after a mass stranding on an Australian beach, with officials fearing many will have to be euthanised. Western...

    Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Ocean’s remote Pitt Island

    Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Ocean’s remote Pitt Island

    11 Oct 2022

    New Zealand's conservation office on Tuesday said all 240 pilot whales stranded on the remote Pitt Island have died, just days after 215 whales died on a beach on...

    Some 230 whales beached in Tasmania; rescue efforts underway

    Some 230 whales beached in Tasmania; rescue efforts underway

    21 Sep 2022

    About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast. The pod, which...

    New Zealand volunteers refloat 28 whales in rescue effort

    New Zealand volunteers refloat 28 whales in rescue effort

    23 Feb 2021

    Volunteers in New Zealand were optimistic they could save the 28 whales that remain from a mass-stranding after refloating them on Tuesday for the second time in two days....

    Dozens of whales strand at notorious New Zealand bay

    Dozens of whales strand at notorious New Zealand bay

    22 Feb 2021

    Rescuers were racing on Monday to save dozens of pilot whales that beached on a stretch of New Zealand coast notorious for mass strandings, wildlife officials said. The Department...

    Nearly 100 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand

    Nearly 100 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand

    25 Nov 2020

    About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km (497 miles) off New Zealand's east coast, officials...

    Sri Lankan navy, villagers rescue more than 100 stranded whales

    Sri Lankan navy, villagers rescue more than 100 stranded whales

    03 Nov 2020

    Sri Lanka’s navy said on Tuesday more than 100 whales had been rescued after becoming stranded on a beach on the island’s southwest coast a day earlier. Villagers defied...

    Almost 500 pilot whales stranded on Australian island state

    Almost 500 pilot whales stranded on Australian island state

    23 Sep 2020

    More pilot whales were found stranded on an Australian coast on Wednesday, raising the total to almost 500 in the largest mass stranding ever recorded in the island state...

    Rescuers race to save 180 stranded whales in Australia

    Rescuers race to save 180 stranded whales in Australia

    22 Sep 2020

    Up to 90 whales have died after becoming stranded in a remote bay in southern Australia, with rescuers warning on Tuesday the mission to save another 180 still stuck...

    Canada takes new steps to protect endangered right whales

    Canada takes new steps to protect endangered right whales

    09 Jul 2019

    Canada implements further measures on Tuesday to protect the North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered species, after six of the mammals died since June in the Gulf of...

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