Patagonia baleen strandings are tentatively attributed to an unusual cause such as ingestion of poisonous algae. In November 2018, over 140 whales were witnessed stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand and had to be euthanised because of their declining health condition. In July 2019, nearly 50 long-finned pilot whales were found stranded on Snaefellsnes Peninsula in Iceland. However, they were already dead when spotted. On the evening of November 2, 2020, over 100 short-finned pilot whales were stranded on the Panadura Beach in western coast of Sri Lanka. Although four deaths were reported, all other whales were rescued. See also Cetacean strandings in Ghana Cetacean strandings in Tasmania Dolphin drive hunting, a technique which herds small cetaceans towards the shore for slaughter Drift whale Marine Mammal Stranding Center – New Jersey, United States Saint-Clément-des-Baleines – A coastal area on French island Île de Ré named after mass strandings of whales Golden Bay, New Zealand – A renowned area for pilot whale mass strandings on Farewell Spit in Cook Strait Whaling References External links Protect Marine Mammals from Ocean Noise (Natural Resources Defense Council) Whales Animal death Cetaceans