Nail 230 whales are stranded on a remote beach in Macquarie Bay, west of the Australian island of Tasmania, and half of them are believed to have died.Authorities reported Wednesday.
This big twist comes true just right Two years after about 470 pilot whales, also known as pilot whales, were stranded in the same place, Efe reported that only a hundred of them were rescued and taken to the open seas.
A team from the Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment (south of the country) is traveling to the area. do rescue work Specimens stranded on a sandy surface of Ocean beach, where he will cooperate with other authorities.
In the statement sent to Efe, it was noted that in the images provided by the ministry, a long line of whales – which officials believe to be a pilot whale – can be seen trapped on the surface along tens of meters of beach.
“The response to strandings in this region is complex,” the statement said, referring to the difficulty of accessing this wild area of the island.
The incident in Macquarie Bay came a day after the death of 14 sperm whales stranded on a beach on southern King Island, also in Tasmania.
These and other marine mammals are frequently stranded off the coasts of southern Australia and New Zealand. before experts explain whyalthough they are often attributed to diseases, navigational errors, sudden changes in tides, cruelty by predators, or extreme weather conditions.