Seal
Target area for seal euthanasia: Target area may be accessed by a
shot fired dorso-ventrally (from above). Target area indicated by X
Pilot Whale
Fig. 4. Target area for shooting stranded whales: Target area may be accessed by a shot fired dorso-ventrally
(from above or below), or laterally (from the side). Target area (occipital condyles) indicated by
X
Pilot whale dorsal view
Pilot whale side on
ORCA
Sperm whale
Fig. 5. Alternative target area for shooting baleen whales: diagram of the dorsal
view of the head of a generalised roqual (i.e. Bryde’s, sei, minke, fin, blue or
humpback whales) showing position of the brain case (A) relative to the blowholes
(B). Target area (occipital condyles) indicated by X, generally a hands span behind
the blowhole.