Multiple stressors caused by human-induced disturbances can affect the foraging
opportunities of cetaceans, potentially depleting their energy stores, and ultimately impact …

This study describes the pathologic findings and most probable causes of death (CD) of 224
cetaceans stranded along the coastline of the Canary Islands (Spain) over a 7-year period …

In 2017 an emergency field effort was undertaken in an attempt to prevent the extinction of
the world's most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita Phocoena sinus. The rescue …

A group of 51 cetaceans that had been stranded alive on the coasts of the Canary Islands,
experienced human capture/rescue interactions and then died, were necropsied over a 12 …

Management of live cetacean strandings generally focuses on refloating animals, yet there
is a lack of scientific data to inform decision-making. Valid indicators that are practical to …

Empirical assessment of cetacean welfare to inform stranding interventions is lacking. Here,
potential welfare indicators are described for two stranded pygmy killer whales (Feresa …

This study summarizes the postmortem investigations of 73 cetaceans stranded on the coast
of Taiwan between 2001 and 2013, including 51 Delphinidae, 17 Kogiidae, 3 Ziphiidae, 1 …

Simple Summary Cetacean strandings occur globally and can impact the welfare as well as
the survival of the animals involved. Understanding the welfare status of stranded cetaceans …

This study describes the pathologic findings of 24 humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae) found stranded along the Brazilian coast from 2004 to 2016. Eighteen (75%) …

Background Free‐living cetaceans are exposed to a wide variety of stressful situations,
including live stranding and interaction with human beings (capture myopathy), vessel …