More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding on Scottish beach
LONDON, July 17 – More than 50 pilot whales have died in Scotland after being stranded on a beach on the Isle of Lewis — the largest mass stranding in the country in decades. Authorities were alerted to the incident on Sunday morning at around 0600 GMT and subsequent attempts to refloat more than a dozen living whales were unsuccessful. Rescuers later decided to euthanize the remaining stranded whales on welfare grounds. In total 55 whales died … Read more