A sperm whale stranded on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, adding to alarming whale death toll since December. Here's what we know.

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The sperm whale on Cuttyhunk Island was a female measuring 32 feet long and weighing about 11 tons, Hedman said.

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Trading ivory from a hippopotamus, narwhal, killer whale and sperm whale has been banned in the UK as part of conservation efforts.

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A three metre dead whale, believed to be a pygmy sperm whale, has washed up on a popular western suburbs beach.

UK trade in ivory from hippos, narwhals, orcas and sperm whales has been banned as part of conservation efforts, the Government has said.

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