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      Australia: Rescue effort underway for hundreds of whales stranded off Tasmania01:06

      Australia: Rescue effort underway for hundreds of whales stranded off Tasmania

      Australia, Tasmania
      Accidents and Disasters
      September 22, 2020 at 10:03 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Rescue effort was underway for some 270 whales that are stranded in a bay off the Australian island of Tasmania, on Tuesday.

      Along the western coast of Tasmania, marine conservationists gathered in an attempt to save the pilot whales stranded on sandbars. A police boat was seen circling the area.

      The rescue operation is expected to take several days. According to reports, a mass stranding of this size had not been seen in some 10 years in Tasmania.

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      Rescue effort was underway for some 270 whales that are stranded in a bay off the Australian island of Tasmania, on Tuesday.

      Along the western coast of Tasmania, marine conservationists gathered in an attempt to save the pilot whales stranded on sandbars. A police boat was seen circling the area.

      The rescue operation is expected to take several days. According to reports, a mass stranding of this size had not been seen in some 10 years in Tasmania.

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