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Mass Stranding of False Killer Whales in Tasmania, 90 to be Euthanised After Failed Rescue Bid

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A pod of 157 false killer whales became stranded near Arthur River on Tasmania's northwest coast. The stranding occurred sometime between Monday and Tuesday. Authorities arrived to find 90 of the whales still alive, but as time passed, more succumbed to exhaustion and exposure. The remaining whales, numbering approximately 90, were ultimately euthanized by authorities.

  1. AU
    Shelley Graham
    Parks and Wildlife Service
    1. Safety of the animals and of our staff is priority in this response from us.
    2. It's quite rough, and the animals just can't get past the break to get out. They just keep turning around and coming back towards the beach.
  2. AU
    Kris Carlyon
    Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service
    1. The longer these animals are out stranded, the longer they are suffering. All alternative options have been unsuccessful, euthanasia is always a last resort.
  3. AU
    Brendon Clark
    Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service
    1. They've been stranded now for, we estimate, 24 to 48 hours.
    2. To try to re-float the animals directly back into that surf would be challenging, and then, of course, that would also present some enormous safety risks for our staff and personnel.
    3. We've got our experts on site now that are doing … all that they can to determine what methodology will be implemented to try and find a suitable and a humane response to this particular very challenging incident.

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sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.CNN
  6. 6.ABC News
  7. 7.Associated Press
  8. 8.Guardian

perspectives

  1. 1.Biodiversity
  2. 2.Endangered species
  3. 3.Whales

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU

organizations

  1. 1.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
  2. 2.FacebookUS

persons

  1. 1.Brendon ClarkAU
  2. 2.Jocelyn Flint
  3. 3.Shelley GrahamAU
  4. 4.Kris CarlyonAU

technicals

  1. 1.Arthur River
  2. 2.Black River
  3. 3.Aboriginal
Mass Stranding of False Killer Whales in Tasmania, 90 to be Euthanised After Failed Rescue Bid