http://ukstrandings.org UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:54:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_263" align="aligncenter" width="525" caption="Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) found in the river Thames on 12th September 2009. © CSIP/ZSL"][/caption] A 28ft (9.5m) humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was found dead in the River Thames near the Dartford Bridge early on Saturday morning. Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and members ... http://ukstrandings.org/2009/09/humpback-whale-dies-in-thames/ [caption id="attachment_227" align="aligncenter" width="461" caption="Basking shark found stranded at Whitesands beach, Cornwall on 11th August 2009. © Rory Goodall, CWT Marine Strandings Network"][/caption] A juvenile male basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) was found stranded at Whitesands beach near Sennen in Cornwall today, 11th August 2009. Volunteers from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Marine ... http://ukstrandings.org/2009/08/post-mortem-of-stranded-basking-shark-in-cornwall/ 12th June 2009 Report on mass stranding event investigation released A report has been released today on the comprehensive investigation into the mass stranding of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) that took place in the Fal Estuary in Cornwall on 9th June 2008. The investigation was co-ordinated by the collaborative UK Cetacean Strandings ... http://ukstrandings.org/2009/06/mass-stranding-event-investigation-report-released/ ZSL MEDIA RELEASE, 12th June 2008 [caption id="attachment_31" align="alignnone" width="380" caption="Mass stranding of common dolphins in Cornwall June 2008 © PA Photos"][/caption] Common dolphin mass stranding investigation Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) are leading the investigation into the mass stranding of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) that occurred around the south ... http://ukstrandings.org/2008/06/mass-stranding-of-common-dolphins-in-cornwall/