Marine animal death

Marine animal death

Seabirds perch on the carcass of a southern right whale off El Doradillo Beach near Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Wednesday ( 30 September 2026). Photo: UNB/AP

Scientists investigate unusual deaths of baby whales in Argentina

Dozens of dead calves have washed ashore around Peninsula Valdes, a major breeding ground for southern right whales in Chubut province.

A large pod of whales stranded in Scotland in July 2024. Photo: Collected

Whole pod of 77 whales die in 'biggest mass stranding in decades'

Tarikul Islam, a senior scientific officer of the Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute, gauges a dead porpoise after it washed ashore on the Sugandha Beach in Cox’s Bazar on 14 February. The carcass of the mammal weighing around 3.88kg has been preserved at the institute’s specimen museum. Photo: Collected

Mounting marine animal deaths raise concern