Cetaceans
In 2025, strandings concentrated in the offshore counties of Lienchiang, Kinmen and Penghu: 65 animals, or 51% of the year.
Each glowing dot is a county, sized by its 2025 stranding count. Comparing cetaceans with sea turtles reveals different rescue pressure across offshore islands, the northeast and the east coast.
In 2025, strandings concentrated in the offshore counties of Lienchiang, Kinmen and Penghu: 65 animals, or 51% of the year.
Yilan led 2025 with 76 animals, followed by Penghu at 58 and Taitung at 57 — hotspots spanning the northeast, an offshore island and the east coast.