Live Animal Response — GLOBAL STRANDING NETWORK

Live Animal Response

**Disclaimer: If you find a stranded marine mammal, please contact your local stranding network for assistance. Please remember to always comply with national laws and international treaties when responding to strandings or providing advice to others**

General Response

ACCOBAMS Guidelines for Response to Cetacean Strandings during Emergencies
Cetacean and Pinniped Transport Best Practices (Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (U.S.), 2022)
Cetacean Live Stranding Response Guidelines (Irish Whale & Dolphin Group 2017)
Dwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia Spp.) Best Practices (Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (U.S.), 2022)
IWC Workshop Developing Practical Guidance for Cetacean Strandings (2016)
Live and Dead Large Whale Emergency Response Best Practices (Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (U.S.), 2022)
Practical Guide for Authorised Field Responders to HPAI Outbreaks in Marine Mammals (World Organisation for Animal Health 2024)
Small Cetacean Intervention Best Practices (Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (U.S.), 2022)
WhaleScale app - estimate the weight of stranded cetaceans (Harms 2024) - available in the App Store and Google Play
Spanish - Guía para la atención de varamientos de mamíferos acuáticos en Colombia (Ministerio de Ambiente 2017)

Entanglement Response

Mass Stranding Response

Cetacean Mass Stranding Best Practices (Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (U.S.), 2022)

Oil Spill Response

Rehabilitation and Release

Welfare and Euthanasia