Stranded Whale News Today

An endangered North Atlantic right whale was found dead about 50 miles offshore of Virginia Beach Saturday morning.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium staff sedated a stranded whale on Tuesday after it washed ashore multiple times.

The stranded sperm whale calf was found on a beach near Marineland. Click to read more. A newborn sperm whale calf was euthanized after becoming stranded along a Florida beach, according to reports earlier this week.

BBC Scotland heard about various options after a minke whale washed up in East Lothian in April.

Fifty-five pilot whales have washed up on a beach in Scotland. All but one have died, leaving the monumental task of examining the whales and disposing of the bodies.

Dead marine mammals continue to be found stranded and dead along the New Jersey shoreline.

York police say the whale is dead, but it's unclear what caused its death.

“In addition to squid beaks, fish skeletons and other prey remains, we found at least six hagfish traps and we also found significant amounts of at least seven types of fishing net, at least two types of plastic bags, a light protector, fishing line and a float from a net. We did find a number of things in the stomach of the sperm whale that may have contributed to its death and are certainly disturbing,” said Dr. Kristi West, the Health and Stranding Lab Director.

Members of the OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Team responded to a report of a live whale on the beach around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26.

Members of the OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Team responded to a report of a live whale on the beach around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26.