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Heriot-Watt University: Study Sheds New Light on Why 55 Pilot Whales Stranded on Lewis
September 12, 2026
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 12 -- Heriot-Watt University issued the following news:

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Study sheds new light on why 55 pilot whales stranded on Lewis

10 September 2026

A new study investigating one of Scotland's largest-ever mass strandings of long-finned pilot whales has helped scientists narrow the possible causes of the event, which saw 55 whales come ashore on the Isle of Lewis in July 2023.

The research, led by Anna Keb . . .

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