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Craig Meighan

Changes to whale feeding ground may raise risk of mass strandings – study

More than 50 pilot whales died after being stranded on the Isle of Lewis in 2023 (Mairi Robertson-Carrey/Cristina McAvoy/BDMLR/PA) - (PA Media)

Changes in the feeding grounds of pilot whales may increase the risk of mass strandings, a study has found.

Researchers studying the deaths of 55 long-finned pilot whales that stranded on the Isle of Lewis in 2023 found the animals had been feeding in deep offshore waters close to steep coastal drops.

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