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Lucinda Cameron

Pilot whale stranding in UK shows impact of climate change, say scientists

A short-finned pilot whale had not been found in UK waters before (Georg Hantke/PA)

New research into a whale which stranded on the Pembrokeshire coast more than a decade ago has identified it as the first short-finned pilot whale ever to be found in British waters.

This type of whale is more frequently found in tropical to warm temperate seas and is not normally encountered in Europe north of the Bay of Biscay.

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