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About Human Impact
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... However Dr Brownlow said there are a number of reasons behind strandings and his team will be looking to rule out Human Impact...
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'Race against time' to conduct whale pod post mortems on Lewis
Experts are facing a " race Against Time " to carry Out post mortems on a pod of 55 whales after a mass stranding on a Western Isles beach.
Only 15 were alive after they washed onto Traigh Mhor beach at North Tolsta on The Isle of Lewis on Sunday Morning .
The rest were euthanised after an unsuccessful attempt to refloat one of the more active whales.
Leading pathologist Dr Andrew Brownlow said The Investigation into the stranding would be a " monumental task".
He is director of the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) whose team will carry Out the Post Mortem examinations.
They will gather data from only a select number of the whales as they would be unable to examine all 55.
Weather could also impede The Process though Dr Brownlow said conditions had improved since Sunday.
He told BBC Radio's programme: " It's going to be a monumental task.
" There are more animals sadly which are awaiting necropsy now than all of the mass strandings put together for the Last Decade .
" What we will try and do is triage these animals - we will select those animals that we think best represent the rest of the pod and make sure that we take samples and as much data that we can.
" Then it's simply a race Against Time , energy and weather. We will do The Most that we possibly can to find Out what's been going on here. "
Pilot whales are known for their strong social bonds, so often when one whale gets into difficulty and strands, the rest follow.
Experts have said the pod could have followed a female onto The Beach when she became unwell while giving Birth - on Skye in 2015.
However Dr Brownlow said there are A Number of reasons behind strandings and his team will be looking to rule Out Human Impact .
He Said : " Pilot Whale strandings have happened for centuries - it's not necessarily the case that it's because of Human Impact .
" But that's one of the things we want to try and investigate and rule Out - to see whether or not some of the things that can affect these animals such as underwater noise, interaction with fishing gear, accumulation of toxins or disease may have played a part. "
On Sunday attempts were made to give the surviving whales First Aid .
Marine charity British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) attempted to refloat one of the more active whales But it was later found further down The Beach .
The whales are now being moved to a landfill in Stornoway where they will be buried after investigations take place.
Western Isles Council - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - has asked people to avoid The Beach as the operation to remove the whales takes place.
'Global interest'Last year More Than on a remote beach on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Dr Brownlow said although 55 whales was a large stranding for Scotland, it was " not unprecedented" - But had nevertheless attracted interest from scientists around The World .
" Although this is pretty grim and a relatively challenging thing to do, you can actually learn a lot from these animals, " He Said .
" There is interest from all over The World - we've been contacted from The Guys in Tasmania who have offered us support and Best Wishes But are also very interested to know what we find Out .
" From The Process of examining these animals we can learn a lot about the threats and pressures that affect not just The Animals in our waters But globally. So I think there is some value in doing this. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
