Rescuers rush to save hundreds of pilot whales stranded on Tasmanian beach

Marine wildlife experts are assessing the scene near Strahan - the same location as Australia's worst mass stranding exactly two years ago

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Rescuers and marine conservationists have rushed to Tasmania's west coast as efforts continue to save pilot whales after a mass stranding near the remote town of Strahan.

On Wednesday, a pod of about 230 pilot whales became stranded on Ocean beach, west of Strahan. Some were also stranded on a sand flat inside Macquarie harbour, south of the town. At least 100 of the animals are thought to have died.

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