Eight pilot whales dead in mass stranding in Indonesia
by Agence France-Presse from Environment | The Guardian on (#1HCC4)
Hundreds of fishermen and officials rescued 24 of the whales after their pod swam ashore in Probolinggo, East Java
Eight pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java that sparked a major rescue operation, an official said Thursday.
Thirty-two of the short-finned pilot whales came ashore during high tide early Wednesday in Probolinggo, East Java province.
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