About 200 pioneer whales, also known as pilot dolphins, have died after being stranded off the west coast of Tasmania, Australia, despite rescue attempts.
A group of about 230 whales stranded near Port Macquarie on Wednesday, the day Tasmania’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment declared that “about half of the animals are alive.”
However, the strong waves killed more marine mammals overnight, said Brendon Clark, the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Services coordinator.
We checked the animals yesterday [quarta-feira] As part of the initial assessment we identified the animals with the best chance of surviving (…). “Today we will focus on rescue and release operations,” he added.
