Rescuers find record 470 whales stranded in Australian harbour

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Rescuers discover another 200 stranded whales in a remote Australian harbour, bringing the total to 470 in the largest mass stranding in the country's history

Rescuers working to save a pod of whales stranded on a sandbar in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, September 22, 2020.

"It has been confirmed that approximately 200 whales that were undetected up until this point were found" at a spot seven to 10 kilometres further in the harbour, she said. "Most of them appear to be dead but we will wait for advice from the ground crew before we make a final call on what we do."About 270 whales were found Monday, sparking a major effort to free the giant mammals that were mostly stranded on a sandbar only accessible by boat.

Wednesday's discovery of another 200 whales makes the mass stranding the largest recorded in Tasmania's history.Over 300 whales die in New Zealand's largest strandings in yearsThe rescue crew of 60 conservationists, skilled volunteers and local fish farm workers are concentrating their efforts on the roughly 200 whales on a sandbar, where the creatures are partially submerged in water.

 

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