Pilot whales were stranding on the eastern coast of Canada over the days of December 22-24th, 2009:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/12/24/ns-pilot-whales.html

http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1159713.html

Melissa S Landry, MMM
Species at Risk - Resource Management (NCR) /
Espèces en Péril -  Gestion des Ressources (RCN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada
200 Kent Street, Ottawa (ON) | 200 rue Kent, Ottawa (ON) K1A 0E6
Melissa.S.Landry@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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