At least 200 stranded whales have died on the west coast of Australia, although rescuers were able to successfully return 32 of them deep into the water on Thursday, as per the rescue team.
A total of 230 pilot whales and their pod were stranded on Wednesday. They were forsaken on Ocean Beach, west of Strahan. Some got lost on a sand flat inside Macquarie Harbour, south of the town.
A rescue mission was launched by the marine conservationists on Wednesday and the expedition continued till Thursday, Australia.
Sam Gerrity on Whales
Sam Gerrity from Southwest Work said, “Dozens of whales have been saved and taken to deeper water.”
“We still have three alive on the northern end beach, but because of access restrictions, predominantly tidal influences, we just haven’t been able to access those three animals safely today, but they’ll be our priority in the morning,” the incident controller Brendon Clark said.
“We’ll be transitioning to carcass recovery and disposal operations throughout the course of the day.”
he later added. A similar other mass stranding event occurred two years ago when the environmental conditions on Ocean Beach were much more difficult. The authorities have now asked the vessel operators within the region of Macquarie Harbor to look out and monitor other potential strandings.
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