About 200 pilot whales have now died from a group of about 230 that stranded themselves this week on the wild and remote west coast of Tasmania.
Some of those whales ended up on the beach again Friday, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania Incident Controller Brendon Clark said. He couldn't confirm an exact number but said it was less than 10.“That’s unfortunate but that’s also one of the consequences of these types of events,” Clark told reporters.
He said the priority was to try and refloat the three surviving whales that had remained stuck throughout the incident on a remote part of the beach as well as any of the whales that stranded themselves again. After that would come the process of removing and disposing of the carcasses, he said. That would involve bringing them together at a central point on the beach.The whales will likely be towed into deep waters far from the coast so they don’t wash up on the shore.
Rescuers were hopeful they could reach the three remote stranded whales late Friday but faced difficulties due to the location and tidal conditions, Clark said. More than 50 government staff and volunteers have been involved in the rescue efforts.in Australia’s history was discovered in the same harbor.
About 470 long-finned pilot whales were found in 2020 stuck on sandbars. After a weeklong effort, 111 of those whales were rescued but the rest died.Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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