2025, June 18. India, Kerala, Purakkad. An almost 30 m long whale washed ashore dead. Indeterminate species at the moment. COD: Indeterminate. It is the second instance in which a dead whale washed ashore in this district in the last few days, with the first being in the Poonthura area on June 14. Poonthura is only a few kilometres away from Purakkad. There is no evidence that either whale died from a ship strike.
On the same day further north. 2025, June 17. India, Palghar district in Maharashtra, Rajodi beach in Vasai. A dead dolphin was found washed ashore. The marine mammal, approximately eight feet long and weighing around 125 kilograms.
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