Dead Pilot Whale Washes up on Essex Beach

Desperate battle to save pod of pilot whales stranded off UK coast

40 pilot whales were spotted behaving in a distressed manner

Two rare whales dead after large pod spotted in Thames

Two pilot whales have died after a pod of around 25 was spotted, prompting a major rescue operation involving teams from Kent.

Two whales found dead after pod spotted in Thames, off Essex

The BDMLR is hopeful the rest of the pod has left the estuary and returned to the North Sea.

Dead pilot whale washes up on Essex beach

Juvenile pilot whale from Thames Estuary pod found dead on Canvey Island beach, Essex, as rescue teams guide remaining whales into deeper waters off…

Major multi-agency operation in Thames Estuary receives backing from Civil Air Support to protect pilot whales

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