{"id":3925,"date":"2026-04-06T14:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/?page_id=3925"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:56:14","slug":"stranded-marine-mammals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/etc\/stranded-marine-mammals\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranded marine mammals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Occasionally marine mammals come ashore because they are sick or injured.\u00a0 They may also wash up dead on the beach.\u00a0 There are a number of organisations in the UK that deal with these two types of stranded animals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Please call them directly<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>as they will be able to respond.\u00a0 We do not deal with sick or injured animals.<\/p>\n

For DEAD cetaceans or seals (and turtles)<\/h3>\n

In the UK the\u00a0<\/span>Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>was set up to deal with any reports of dead whales, dolphins or porpoises that wash ashore.\u00a0 There are different telephone numbers for England, Wales and Scotland listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
England (cetaceans):<\/strong><\/td>\nNatural History Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n0800 6520333<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
England (seals & turtles):<\/strong><\/td>\nZoological Society of London<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n0207 4496672<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wales (all species):<\/strong><\/td>\nMarine Environmental Monitoring<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n01348 875000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scotland (all species):<\/strong><\/td>\nScottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS)<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		07979 245893<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

More information on reporting stranded marine animals in Scotland can be found at the\u00a0Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0website.<\/span><\/p>\n

For LIVE cetaceans or seals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
England:<\/strong><\/td>\nBritish Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n01825 765546<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRSPCA<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n03001 234999<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wales:<\/strong><\/td>\nBritish Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n01825 765546<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWelsh Marine Life Rescue (WMLR)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n07970 285086<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRSPCA<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n03001 234999<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scotland:<\/strong><\/td>\nBritish Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n01825 765546<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSSPCA<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n03000 999999<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

These organisations will respond to sick and injured animals and have facilities to rescue and rehabilitate seals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Do not approach the animal too closely as this will cause further distress and keep dogs away.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Occasionally marine mammals come ashore because they are sick or injured.\u00a0 They may also wash up dead on the beach.\u00a0 There are a number of organisations in the UK that deal with these two types of stranded animals.\u00a0\u00a0Please call them directly\u00a0as they will be able to respond.\u00a0 We do not deal with sick or injured…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":0,"parent":3887,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3925","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3925\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}