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55 pilot whales stranded, 21 dead in Rote, Indonesia on March 9

Sott 31 Mar 2026
Dozens of pilot whales were found stranded along the coast of Mbadokai Beach, Deranitan Village, and Fuafuni Village in Southwest Rote, Rote Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), on Monday (March 9), shocking local residents.
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Mass pilot whale stranding in Indonesia raises questions about ocean health

Mongabay 14 Mar 2026
Villagers in central Indonesia rescued 34 short-finned pilot whales following a mass stranding on March 9, but despite their overnight efforts were unable to save 21 others ...Pilot whales have ...
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Mass stranding kills 21 protected pilot whales in Indonesia

Straits Times 12 Mar 2026
Rescuers managed to save 34 whales ....
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Indonesia rescues 34 stranded pilot whales in East Nusa Tenggara

Antara News 12 Mar 2026
He added that closer examinations revealed the marine mammals to be short-finned pilot whales, scientifically known as Globicephala macrorhynchus ... Pod of 11 pilot whales found beached in Sabu Raijua, NTT.
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Mass stranding kills 21 protected pilot whales in East Nusa Tenggara

The Jakarta Post 11 Mar 2026
total of 55 long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) became stranded in ... He explained that pilot whales travel in tight groups and rely heavily on the leadership of a dominant individual.
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18 pilot whales die after mass stranding in Indonesia

China.dot.org 10 Mar 2026
JAKARTA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 of 55 pilot whales stranded off Indonesia's Rote Ndao coast in East Nusa Tenggara province have died, a local official said on ...
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Pilot whale strands along SW Florida coast. Where did this happen?

Naples Daily News 09 Mar 2026
A lone pilot whale beached itself in Naples March 9 ... The Gulf is thought to be home to about 1,300 short-finned pilot whales, with nearly 19,000 total short-finned pilot whales living along the East Coast, NOAA says.
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Pilot whale

BBC News 06 Mar 2026
More than 50 of the mammals, a large species of dolphin, got into difficulty in Lewis in 2023. .
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Pilot whale's difficult birth may have triggered mass stranding

BBC News 06 Mar 2026
More than 50 of the mammals, a large species of dolphin, got into difficulty in Lewis in 2023 ... .
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