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Mass Whale Strandings and Meteors
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It's just not certain locations that have strandings, they happen everywhere. The main reasons are meteor airbursts that produce sonic booms and VLF Radio waves. See https://australiasmeteorhistory.blogspot.com/ for Marine Animal Disturbance Alerts.
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2025, December 5. Thailand, Songkhla Province, Mueang District, Cha Khao Rup ng. A male Bryde’s whale measuring 9.17 meters. In an advanced state of decomposition, showed no external injuries or evidence of fishing-gear entanglement.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Indonesian Sperm Whale Stranding Updates
September 1st. Province Maluku Utara. A 7.8-meter-long whale carcass on the beach of Taba Hijarah village in South East Halmahera, North Maluku. And on October 17th and/or 27th. Province Papua Barat Daya.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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2025, December 4. Honduras, Islas de la Bahía, Bay Islands Department, Island of Utila. A rare young pygmy sperm whale died after swallowing a plastic bag.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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2025, December 2. Western Australia, Yeagarup beach, west of Windy Harbour. Whale carcass on shore.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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2025, December 1. Australia, New South Wales, Mitchell's Island, Mid North Coast. Pygmy sperm whale desecrated after death. Authorities are investigating after cetacean decapitated.
Source: Tamaryn Pedley-Rankin
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December 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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2025, November 29. Scotland. A 4.3metres long Minke Whale calf. Backaskail, Papa Westray (Papay), Orkney. In a state of slight decomposition.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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2025, December 2. Ireland, River Suir next to the Greenway near Killoteran. A dead dolphin calf dead. Image: John Hearne
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December 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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2025, (Last week of November). USA, South Carolina, North Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head Island. Two dolphins washed ashore.
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Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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2025, November 29. Somalia. Large baleen whale found dead floating close to shore.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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2025, November 29. India, near Kasia fishing jetty in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district. A massive pygmy killer whale was found dead. The whale weighed approximately 800–1000 kg, measured 15 feet in length, and about 6 feet in girth.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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2025, November 30. New Zealand, Napier, Ahuriri Estuary, Pandora Pond. A pod of Orcas swam into the bay, looking like they were going to strand. Eventually, they egressed into deeper water on high tide.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Long Duration Meteor in New Zealand.
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Screenshot from Aurora Australis (NZ)
Stephen Voss. Link to video on blog.
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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2025, November 26. Marshall Islands, Majuro Atoll, Ajeltake. Dead Bryde's whale washed ashore.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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2025, November 25. Malaysia, Sungai Haji Dorani, Sungai Besar. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) was found dead. The carcass was 221 cm long and weighed about 120 kilograms.
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Image: Dof Selangor
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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2025, November 25. Philippines, Davao City, Talomo River. An injured dolphin stranded. It was rescued by Coast Guard Sub-Station Matina Aplaya.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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2025, November 26. Western Australia, east of Denmark, Lowlands Beach. A 2m long Pilot whale calf washed ashore. Whale spotted beached at, a popular tourist beach 35km west of Albany.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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2025, November 5. Northern Mariana Islands, lagoon at Tanapag beach. Short-finned Pilot Whale Stranding (Globicephala macrorhynchus). There were no mutilations or deep lesions on the body, although it had multiple scratches on its face and along its body.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Two Beaked whales have washed ashore in the Philippines today. There could be further individuals. The species is yet to be determined.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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2025, November 23. Philippines, Quezon, Calauag town/port. Dead Risso's dolphin, ID to be verified.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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2025, November 23. Pakistan, Ormara district of Balochistan. A dolphin belonging to a rare Indo-Pacific finless porpoise species (Tibi Dolphin) was found dead. The second in recent weeks. Photo: Express
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November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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2025, November 23. Russia, Kamchatka Peninsula. Endangered North Pacific right whale washed up dead.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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2025, November 22. Belize, Hopkins. Dead Dolphin.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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2025, November 20. Argentina, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Marisol spa. Large dead baleen whale.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Three whale sharks dead in Myanmar.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Meteor Airburst. Blog: See October 17 post on Orca strandings in Argentina.
2025, November 15. Southern Ocean, approximately 1500km SW of South America and 1300 km NW of Antarctica. Airburst. Coordinates: 62.2S, 94.7W. Altitude: 30.0 km. Energy: 320,000 kg/TNT.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM