About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania's west coast. At least half are presumed to still be alive, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania says.
This photo released by Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, shows whales stranded on Ocean Beach at Macquarie Harbour on the west coast of Tasmania of Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
About 470 long-finned pilot whales were found on Sept. 21, 2020, stuck on sandbars. After a weeklong effort, 111 of those whales were rescued but the rest died.Local salmon farmer Linton Kringle helped in the 2020 rescue effort and said the latest challenge would be more difficult. Vanessa Pirotta, a wildlife scientist specializing in marine mammals, said it was too early to explain why the stranding had occurred.
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