6 walvissen stranden op Noorse kust
Een opvallend hoog aantal strandingen in nog geen maand tijd in het noorden van Noorwegen. Maar liefst 3 potvissen en 3 bultruggen spoelden er dood aan op verschillende locaties.
Categorie: potvis
Autopsieverslag Britse potvis
British Divers Marine Life Rescue hebben zojuist het autopsieverslag bekend gemaakt van de potvis die in het Thames estuarium strandde en overleed. Photo Credit: CSIP-ZSL
Kent whale: Sperm whale found dead near Sheppey to be moved
A sperm whale which died after becoming stranded in the Thames estuary has been moved. The mammal was first spotted off the coast of Whitstable on Thursday, before it headed towards Sheppey. >> read more …
Sperm whale stuck in Thames Estuary off Whitstable dies
A sperm whale which became stuck in the Thames Estuary has died. The mammal was spotted about 100m (328ft) off the coast of Whitstable, Kent, on Thursday. >> read more … photo credits: British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)
Overlevingskansen Britse potvis quasi nihil
De overlevingskansen van de potvis in The Swale, een getijdearm van de Thames, zijn quasi nihil. >> bekijk videobeelden … foto credits: British Divers’ Marine Life Rescue
Potvis in Thames
Kent(UK), 31 februari 2020 – Uit observaties door British Divers Marine Life Rescue blijkt de potvis nog steeds in het Thames estuarium rond te dobberen. Alhoewel hij al eens bij laagwater aan de grond liep, is hij nog niet gestrand. photo credits: British Divers Marine Life Rescue
Sperm whale in Thames Estuary unlikely to survive
A large sperm whale spotted in the Thames estuary is facing a race against time to make it back out to open sea after he or she was spotted late yesterday. >> read more …
Earthquakes can make it harder for whales to find food, first-ever study says
Earthquakes can disrupt sperm whales’ ability to hunt for up to a year, according to the first-ever study to look at the effects of the temblors on marine mammals. >> read more …
Potvis in het Thames estuarium
Volgens recente berichten is de potvis die donderdag in het Thames estuarium werd gezien wat verder stroomopwaarts levend gestrand. Verdere details ontbreken.
Potvis gesignaleerd in Thames estuarium
Vanmiddag iets voor 12u kreeg British Divers Marine Life Rescue melding van een walvis in problemen ongeveer 100m uit de kust van Whitstable in Noord Kent.
Busy week for the Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme
Seems to have been the week for stranded pelagic whales in the Moray Firth This second case- a male Sowerby’s beaked whale- was a whole lot smaller than the Ardersier sperm whale- but still too big to fit in our mobile PM trailer.
The whales that ‘talk’ with accents
Sperm whale clans each have their own unique accent, expressed as a pattern of clicks. Dr Luke Rendell, a biologist at St Andrews University, UK, has been eavesdropping on sperm whales for the last two decades – and now he thinks he knows what they are saying.