Every year, up to 2,000 animals beach themselves. Although the majority of strandings result in death, they pose … See more

Strandings can be grouped into several types. The most obvious distinction is between single and multiple strandings. Many theories, some of them controversial, have been proposed to explain beaching, but the que… See more

If a whale is beached near an inhabited locality, the rotting carcass can pose a nuisance as well as a health risk. Such very large carcasses are difficult to move. The whales are often towed back out to sea away from … See more

A beached whale carcass should not be consumed. In 2002, fourteen Alaskans ate muktuk (whale blubber) from a beached whale, resulting in eight of them developing botulism, with two of the affected requiring mechanica… See more

This is a list of large cetacean strandings (200 or more).
On June 23, 2015, 337 dead whales were discovered in a remote fjord in Patagonia, southern Chile, the largest stranding of baleen wha… See more

• Cetaceans portal
• Cetacean strandings in Ghana
• Cetacean strandings in Tasmania
• Dolphin drive hunting, a technique which herds small cetaceans towards the shore for slaughter… See more

• Protect Marine Mammals from Ocean Noise (Natural Resources Defense Council) See more