IUCN – SSC Cetacean Specialist Group

mass stranding

IUCN – SSC Cetacean Specialist Group / mass stranding
18 Aug 2017

Massive large whale mortality event in Chile

  In March 2015, by far the largest-ever reported mass mortality of baleen whales took place along the coast of southern Chile. At least 343 animals, primarily sei whales, died. The discovery was made during a scuba diving expedition aimed to inventory the benthic fauna of...

25 Aug 2016

Mass mortality event of Black Sea Harbour Porpoises

  The subspecies Phocoena phocoena relicta is endemic to the Black Sea and whilst the total population size and trend are unknown, the subspecies is red-listed as Endangered. In recent months, unusually large numbers of neonates and juveniles have washed up on beaches along the Black...

02 Oct 2013

A 2008 whale mass stranding in Madagascar linked to sonar mapping for the first time

  [caption id="attachment_1522" align="alignright" width="300"] An alien environment for a deep diving species. Photographer: Tim Collins[/caption]   In 2008, approximately 100 melon-headed whales stranded in the Loza Lagoon system in Madagascar. The response effort was multi-faceted and included local people, government officials, conservation organisations and marine mammal experts....