CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A ship strike may be to blame for the death of a sperm whale that stranded north of Charleston earlier this year.
The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network assisted in the response and necropsy of a 44-foot male sperm whale that was found dead in February.
Limited samples were collected because of the whale’s location and size; however, the nonprofit group said they found a ‘defect’ on its back they deemed unusual…