More than 200 pilot whales feared stranded in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour
by Adam Morton and Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#58CJ2)
About 250 whales believed to be stuck on a sandbar on state's remote west coast
Scientists and whale rescue crews are rushing to Tasmania's remote west coast after reports a pod of about 250 whales has become stranded in Macquarie Harbour.
The whales were believed to be stuck on a sandbar inside Macquarie Heads, near the harbour mouth, a spokeswoman for the Department of Primary Industry, Parks, Water and Environment said.
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