What does BW stand for?

Beached Whales

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Samples in periodicals archive:

A group of charities, led by the British RSPCA, said attempts to save beached whales cause 'horrendous' suffering and do more harm than good.

Don't save those stranded whales

Many beached whales are buried where they are found due to the difficulty in moving them.

A whale of a sea tale; MINKE WASHED UP

With 60 per cent of the UK's whale and dolphin strandings occurring along the coast of Scotland, the ambulance will play a vital role in reaching and helping beached whales, dolphins and porpoises in the shortest time.

New ambulance to be unveiled - to help save stranded whales

If she is still stranded and still alive this morning, the Kent team, from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, which has saved 5,000 beached whales, plans a rescue attempt at first tide.

We scramble rescue team to save whale

The number of beached carcasses is higher than usual, but not unprecedented; there were 14 beached whales in one season in the 1980s.

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