Looking indepth at marine mammal euthanasia practices

From Afternoons, 1:21 pm on 29 July 2021

New research on stranded marine mammals shows a low global reporting rate on euthanasia practices.

New Zealand, where marine mammals are often stranded, is a world leader in data collection.

Marine Biology Professor Karen Stockin - who supervised the first author of the study, Rebecca Boys talks to Jesse about what's missing in the ongoing research.

Rescuers work to save a pod of whales stranded on a sandbar in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania.

Photo: AFP