Volunteers worked frantically on a second day to save dozens of pilot whales that have stranded themselves on a beach in Western Australia
Fifty-two whales had perished, and volunteers are doing what they can to try and save 45 still alive, he said.RECOMMENDED VIDEOWestern Australia state’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions set up an overnight camp to monitor the whales.
Hundreds of volunteers also offered to help — so many that officials said they had enough registered volunteers and urged other members of the public to stay away from the beach. “This is just an amazing event,” Joanne Marsh, the owner the Cheynes Beach Caravan Park told the ABC. “We’ve never seen anything quite like this.”
Macquarie University wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta said the drone footage could suggest the whales had become disoriented, although she said the exact reasons for mass strandings remain unclear.Article content
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