Home » Topics » pilot whales
40 whales die in mass stranding on west coast of India
About 40 whales died in a mass stranding on the west coast of India’s remote North Andaman island in the Bay of Bengal, wildlife officials said on Thursday. “The short-finned pilot whales were found by fishermen who alerted us and investigations show it was a case of mass stranding,” said…
Beached whales provide food to Indonesian islanders
The beaching of 46 pilot whales on a small island in south-eastern Indonesia – during which all but three died – has turned into an unexpected mealtime bonanza for locals, who have taken the meat for food, a common practice for the region’s whale hunters. Many of the whales were…
Indonesians hack into beached whales in mass stranding
Locals on a remote island in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday cut up several dead pilot whales for food after a mass stranding that killed at least 41 of the mammals, an official said. A total of 44 pilot whales beached themselves late Monday on the island of Savu in East…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Japanese specialist tests non-surgical ‘heavy ion radiotherapy’ breast cancer therapy
- Italian lawmakers approve controversial stem cell therapy
- Soldier ‘beheaded’ in London during broad daylight machete attack
- Unknown gunman kills 12 at Baghdad brothel
- Stockholm riots stretch into the third night as prime minister decries ‘hooliganism’
- Swiss banks face massive fines over Americans’ hidden bank accounts
- Two dead as mystery illness sickens 7 in Alabama
- Runaway goat leads New Jersey police on 90-minute highway chase
- IRS official pleads the Fifth: ‘I have not done anything wrong’
- New PTSD drug may allow vets to reprogram traumatic memories
Commentary
Tone policing only goes one way
By Amanda Marcotte
The Orange Couch does Mad Men: S7E8, “The Crash”
By Amanda Marcotte
An open letter to the Center for Inquiry
By Amanda Marcotte
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
