A TRIO OF carcasses washed up on the Island of Colonsay are not likely to be the remains of off-track polar bears stranded on an ice float – but are much more likely to be the remains of a deceased whale.
Last week some national media reported sightings of what was believed to be polar bears on the West Coast island due to the fur-like material covering their bones.
But the national expert in this field, Nick Davison, strandings co-ordinator for the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, said: ‘We are confident that these are highly autolysed [self-digested] cetacean carcases.