Nearly 200 whales that were found stranded on the western shore of Australia's Tasmania have died, according to authorities.
Nearly 200 whales that were found stranded on the western shore of Australia's Tasmania have died, according to authorities.A day after 230 whales were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia's island state of Tasmania, only 35 were still alive despite rescue efforts that were to continue Thursday.
"We've triaged the animals yesterday as part of the preliminary assessment and we've identified those animals that had best chance of survival of the approximately 230 that stranded. Today's focus will be on rescue and release operations," Clark told reporters at nearby Strahan. About 470 long-finned pilot whales were found on Sept. 21, 2020, stuck on sandbars. After a weeklong effort, 111 of those whales were rescued but the rest died.Local salmon farmer Linton Kringle helped in the 2020 rescue effort and said the latest challenge would be more difficult.
Vanessa Pirotta, a wildlife scientist specializing in marine mammals, said it was too early to explain why the stranding had occurred.
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