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

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have shed light on one of Scotland’s biggest mass stranding events.

Evening Standard

Dramatic rise in whale and dolphin strandings in Scotland

Research shows steep increases over past 30 years, after summer of strandings across Europe

The Guardian - UK

Experts baffled as rarely seen beaked whales involved in series of strandings

Incidents across northern Europe on 26 and 27 July have left scientists trying to understand why so many of the deep-diving whales have appeared

The Guardian - UK

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Heartbreaking reason behind death of 55 whales on Scottish beach revealed

It is believed one of the whales died while giving birth and ‘the whole pod became stranded’

The Independent UK

Scientists give update after tragic mass whale stranding on Lewis

SCIENTISTS conducting post-mortem examinations after a mass whale stranding have provided an update on what may have caused the tragic incident.

The National (Scotland)

Mass pilot whale stranding on Isle of Lewis is ‘biggest one ever in Scotland’ with 55 dead

Post-mortem examinations are due to being on Monday at a landfill site

The Independent UK

Mass pilot whale stranding on Isle of Lewis is ‘biggest one ever in Scotland’

A mass stranding of 55 pilot whales on the Isle of Lewis is the biggest one ever in Scotland, an expert has told BBC’s Good Morning Scotland.

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Pod of more than 50 pilot whales dies after mass stranding

Only one whale managed to refloat.

The Independent UK

Concerns raised after seal shot in the face at Scottish fish farm

THE killing of a seal at an Orkney fish farm was not a “proportional and justifiable response” and may have breached the law, according to a…

The National (Scotland)

Seven dead whales wash up on UK beaches as experts speak out on 'rare' incidents

A spate of large dead whales that have washed ashore around the UK - more than half of them in Scotland - appear unrelated, say experts. But the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR_ organisation said it was a "rare occurrence" to have

Daily Mirror

Beached whale had lesions which suggested entanglement, expert says

On Sunday, a badly decomposed whale carcass was found washed up on a North Berwick beach, the third washed up whale in Scotland within the past month.

The Independent UK

Whale washes up on beach as locals urged to avoid rotting corpse

A dead minke whale was discovered on the sands at North Berwick, in East Lothian with locals told to keep away from the creature before it was finally carted off by tractor and trailer

Daily Mirror

Minke whale washes up on Scots beach as council urges locals to avoid decomposing carcass

Council officials issued a warning to those visiting the beach in North Berwick after discovering the grizzly sight on the morning of Sunday, May 7.

Daily Record

Humpback whale found on Scots beach died 'after getting tangled in creel lines'

When fully grown the mammals can reach up to 56 feet (17 metres) in length and may live for around 50 years.

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The Guardian - UK

Four dead seals test positive for bird flu in Scotland

Experts warn of ‘step-change’ in avian flu spread as number of cases in mammals continues to grow globally

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