First recorded stranding of a short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, in Britain

Written By Hope Nothhelfer

Authors

Andrew Kitchener, Georg Hantke, Rod Penrose, Matthew Perkins & Rob Deaville

Abstract

A male pilot whale, Globicephala sp., was reported as a live stranding on 1st March 2012 at Hazelbeach, near Neyland, Pembrokeshire. It was euthanased and its skull was recovered during an onsite necropsy. Examination of the skull and contemporary photographs of the stranded animal confirm that this is the first record of short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, in  Britain.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.59922/FQNA1026

Full Citation

Kitchener, A.C., Hantke, G., Penrose, R.S., Perkins, M.W. & Deaville, R. (2022) First recorded stranding of a short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, in Britain. Mammal Communications 8: 15-22. DOI: 10.59922/FQNA1026

Hope Nothhelfer
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