5/22/2017
Earlier this month the autopsy of “Lulu,” a female killer whale that washed up dead on the shores of Scotland's Isle of Tiree tangled in crabbing nets ...
5/11/2017
A study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin says that when a whale ingests plastic it sits in the stomach, blocks the digestive tract and causes death.
5/9/2017
Researchers examined a deceased adult female orca whale that washed up along the shore of Scotland last year and determined that the marine ...
An orca that was found dead last year is now considered one of the most polluted whales ever found: The marine animal contained some of the ...
5/8/2017
A killer whale, that was entangled in fishing nets died last year in Scotland, was found to be one of the most contaminated animals on Earth.
5/7/2017
The autopsy on #Lulu, one of the last surviving killer whales in the waters around Britain, has been completed. The findings of the autopsy were ...
Scientists have revealed that the deal killer whale found off the Scottish island of Tiree had extreme levels of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) pollution ...
5/6/2017
A dead Orca whale that washed up on the shore of a Scottish isle has been revealed to have the highest concentration of dangerous pollutants ever ...
5/5/2017
Researchers in Scotland believe they've found one of the most contaminated killer whales on the planet. They fear members of the orca's pod may ...
A killer whale named Lulu was found dead last year in Scotland due to entanglement with a creel rope. New evidence is showing that she also had an ...
In January of 2016, a killer whale affectionately named Lulu washed up dead on the Scottish island of Tiree. Tangled in fishing rope, it looked as ...
5/4/2017
ONE of the highest levels of the toxic pollutant PCB ever recorded has been found in a killer whale that washed up in Scotland last year. The discovery ...
(Newser) – When Lulu died tangled in fishing nets in Scotland last year, she was one of the last killer whales in the UK. She was also "one of the most ...
Simon Walmsley, WWF's Oceans Manager said: "The shockingly high levels of PCB contamination found in Lulu, the UK killer whale are another tragic ...
The killer whale, known as Lulu, was one of a small pod on the West Coast of Scotland. The pod, which now contains just 8 whales, feeds on seals, ...
Simon Walmsley, WWF's oceans manager, said: “The shockingly high levels of PCB contamination found in Lulu, the UK killer whale are another ...
Top predators like whales, dolphins and porpoises are particularly susceptible to PCB toxicity, according to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation.
A killer whale found dead on the Scottish island of Tiree had one of the highest levels of PCB pollution ever recorded, scientists say. Lulu, well known ...
5/3/2017
The resident British orca population show physical differences to other killer whales in the North Atlantic, being larger and having different dentition ...
There may be only eight remaining individuals in the killer whale's pod. ... "We very rarely see entanglement in killer whales—actually this is one of the ...
WWF responds to the analysis published today finding that a UK killer whale died with extreme levels of toxic pollutants. One of the highest ...
A postmortem for the whale, known as Lulu, found her blubber contained 100 times more polychlorinated biphenyls pollutants (PCBs) than what would ...
Researchers have now analysed the remains of the whale, known as Lulu, and found that she had one of the highest levels of polychlorinated ...
The death was a blow to the region's only resident pod of killer whales. Now, new test results have disclosed another disturbing piece of the puzzle.
5/2/2017
A killer whale found washed up dead on the island of Tiree had one of the highest levels ever recorded of banned toxic chemicals in her blubber, ...
One of the UK's last killer whales was contaminated with "shocking" levels of a toxic chemical, scientists say. The animal, called Lulu, was found dead ...
Killer whale Lulu was found on the island of Tiree, Scotland, and is thought to have died after becoming entangled in fishing rope in January 2016.