Nearly 100 pilot whales stranded themselves on a beach in western Australia Tuesday, and about half had died by Wednesday morning, despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save them.
The pod of long-finned pilot whales was first spotted swimming near Cheynes Beach east of Albany on Tuesday morning.
Western Australia state's Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions set up an overnight camp to monitor the whales. "We still have 46 whales still alive, and that will be our focus today -- to get them back into the water and encourage them to head off into deeper water," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "We are optimistic that we will save as many as we can."
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