More than 150 false killer whales have been stranded on a remote beach in Tasmania, Australia. Marine experts and veterinarians are on site, but the inaccessibility of the beach and challenging conditions are making it difficult to respond. Authorities are still determining if the whales can be refloated safely.
MELBOURNE, Australia — More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials said on Wednesday.Marine experts including veterinarians were at the scene near Arthur River on Tasmania’s northwest coast, a Department of Natural Resources and Environment statement said.
That was a pod of more than 160 whales that landed on a beach near Stanley on the northwest coast. Strandings in Tasmania are usually pilot whales.Clark declined to speculate on why the latest pod might have stranded. Carcasses of dead whales would be examined for clues, he said.The whales were discovered on Tuesday afternoon and a helicopter reconnaissance determined that there were no other whales within 10 kilometers of the stranded pod, he said.
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