What causes whale strandings?
- 8 years ago
MUNDESLEY, UK — The British coastguard recently abandoned their search for a sperm whale that could have become the seventh stranded whale in the country in recent weeks.
On Tuesday, after the sperm whale was seen approaching the coast of Mundesley, rescuers began an operation to help it. However, after being unable to see it inside the search area for 90 minutes, the coast guard ended the rescue effort.
"We've carried out an extensive search and are confident that if the whale was in that search area, we'd have found it," the Huffington Post quoted Keith Griffin, station officer for the Happisburgh and Mundesley coastguard team, as saying, citing Sky news.
"Low tide has now passed so with a bit of luck it will return to deeper waters and stand a chance of survival."
Experts reckon the survival rates for whales strandings are usually low and as many as 30 whales are reported to have died in Europe's North sea this year.
There are several reasons and scenarios that may cause a whale stranding.
A whale may become stranded when illness or injury affect its navigation system, and once in shallow waters, the whale can easily get trapped in the changing tide.
Since whales live in tight-knit groups, one sick animal's calls of distress can cause an entire pod to respond and strand itself too.
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On Tuesday, after the sperm whale was seen approaching the coast of Mundesley, rescuers began an operation to help it. However, after being unable to see it inside the search area for 90 minutes, the coast guard ended the rescue effort.
"We've carried out an extensive search and are confident that if the whale was in that search area, we'd have found it," the Huffington Post quoted Keith Griffin, station officer for the Happisburgh and Mundesley coastguard team, as saying, citing Sky news.
"Low tide has now passed so with a bit of luck it will return to deeper waters and stand a chance of survival."
Experts reckon the survival rates for whales strandings are usually low and as many as 30 whales are reported to have died in Europe's North sea this year.
There are several reasons and scenarios that may cause a whale stranding.
A whale may become stranded when illness or injury affect its navigation system, and once in shallow waters, the whale can easily get trapped in the changing tide.
Since whales live in tight-knit groups, one sick animal's calls of distress can cause an entire pod to respond and strand itself too.
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