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A day after 230 whales were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania, only 35 were still alive despite rescue efforts that were to continue Thursday.
HOBART, Australia -- About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania's west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the Australian state's northwestern coast.
A day after 230 whales were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia's island state of Tasmania, only 35 were still alive despite rescue efforts that were to continue Thursday.
Nearly 500 whales beached two years ago in the same Tasmania harbor in the largest mass-stranding in Australia’s history. Rescue efforts resumed Thursday.
Two years ago to the day, about 470 pilot whales were found stuck on sandbars in the same harbor.