Tag: #MacquarieHarbour
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At least 380 whales dead in Australia mass stranding
Hobart, Australia, Sept 23 (AFP/APP): At least 380 whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia, officials said Wednesday, with rescuers managing to free just a few dozen survivors. Nearly the entire pod of 460 long-finned pilot whales stuck in Macquarie Harbour, on the rugged and sparsely populated west coast of Tasmania, has…
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Hundreds of whales dead in Australia stranding
Sydney, Sept 23 (AFP/APP): Hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing Wednesday to free a few dozen survivors. Another 200 long-finned pilot whales were discovered Wednesday in Macquarie Harbour, on the rugged and sparsely populated west coast of Tasmania, taking to…