Nearly 200 stranded pilot whales die on Tasmanian beach but dozens saved and returned to sea
by Donna Lu and Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#63XHR)
Rescue efforts are continuing for the 35 surviving whales on Ocean Beach near Strahan after the second mass stranding to occur in Australia in two days
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Nearly 200 stranded pilot whales have died on Tasmania's west coast, but rescuers successfully returned 32 animals to deeper water on Thursday.
A pod of about 230 pilot whales became stranded on Wednesday on Ocean Beach, west of Strahan. Some were also stranded on a sand flat inside Macquarie Harbour, south of the town.
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