Rescue efforts are underway after around 230 pilot whales were found washed up on Tasmania's west coast — the second mass whale stranding in two days reported on the island.
An aerial view of the mass whale stranding near Macquarie Heads on Tasmania's west coast on Sept. 21. Photo: by NRE Tas/Getty Images
Rescue efforts are underway after around 230 pilot whales were found washed up on Tasmania's west coast — half of which are presumably alive, the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife ServiceThis is the second mass whale stranding in two days reported on the island located off Australia's southwest coast. The whales were found at Ocean Beach in Macquarie Harbour — whose dangerous entrance is known as Hell's Gate, AP"Marine conservation experts from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment are responding," per the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service said.
"Early reports estimate that about half of the animals are alive. Marine wildlife experts will assess the scene and the situation to plan an appropriate response."Whales seen beached in Australia along Tasmania's west coast on Sept. 21. Photo: Huon Aquaculture/Getty ImagesTasmania's largest mass whale stranding took place exactly two years ago with about 470 long-finned pilot whales stranded on sandbars in a harbor. About 111 whales were rescued, but the remaining died.
Rescuers work to save a beached whale in Macquarie Harbour on Sept. 25, 2020. Photo: Mell Chun/AFP via Getty Images
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