More pilot whales have been found stranded in Australia, raising the estimated total to almost 500 in the largest mass stranding ever recorded in the country.
More pilot whales were found stranded on an Australian coast Wednesday, raising the estimated total to almost 500 in the largest mass stranding ever recorded in the country.
“From the air, they didn’t look to be in a condition that would warrant rescue,” Deka said. “Most of them appeared to be dead.”Further assessment of their condition would be made by boat, and crews would be sent if the whales could be saved, he said. Tasmania is the only part of Australia prone to mass strandings, although they occasionally occur on the Australian mainland.Previously, Australia’s largest such event had occurred in 1996, when 320 pilot whales were stranded near the town of Dunsborough in Western Australia state.“In Tasmania, this is the biggest [mass stranding] we’ve recorded,” Marine Conservation Program wildlife biologist Kris Carlyon said.
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