Almost 90 long-finned pilot whales rescued after record beaching in Australia

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Almost 90 of the 470 long-finned pilot whales beached near Tasmania have been rescued

The official leading the operation - one of the- revealed that the time-frame for being able to save the animals is running out.

It is thought that another 20 animals could be saved on Thursday - following that the operation would move towards easing the whale's suffering and the disposal of carcasses.The pod of whales were first spotted on Monday stranded in an inlet off the coast of Tasmania - with more noticed on Wednesday.

Nic Deka, incident controller for the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, said:"Beyond the next 24 hours, any remaining animals that are alive will be less viable."Even if they were helped back to open water, the animals are now getting to the point where they would be too tired to swim if they are rescued.

Most of the whales that have been saved are now in deeper water, but there are worries more could be drawn to those still stranded.

 

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