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title: Twenty-nine pilot whales dead after mass stranding on WA beach
description: Authorities are rushing to save more than 150 whales from a mass stranding at a beach in Western Australia’s south-west.
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# Twenty-nine pilot whales dead after mass stranding on WA beach
Monday, 29 April 2024
Authorities are rushing to save more than 150 whales from a mass stranding at a beach in Western Australia’s south-west. Four pods have spread across roughly 500 metres at Toby Inlet near Dunsborough and 29 of these have died, Parks and Wildlife Service Western Australia confirmed.
“There are 20 whales in a pod about 1.5km offshore. Another pod of about 110 animals are together closer offshore,” a spokesperson said.
Wildlife officers, marine scientists and veterinarians are on site assessing the conditions of the whales that have become stranded.
“Our teams on the water are trying to keep the animals together and away from the beach,” the spokesperson said.
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