Rescue efforts under way as 230 whales beached in Tasmania
The pod, which is stranded on Ocean Beach, appears to be pilot whales and at least half are presumed to still be alive
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The pod, which is stranded on Ocean Beach, appears to be pilot whales and at least half are presumed to still be alive
The mass stranding of about 230 whales has occurred at Macquarie Harbour near Strahan on Tasmania's west coast.
Latest mass stranding of whale pod comes just day after 14 sperm whales were found beached off Tasmania’s King Island.
Australia whales stranded: The development came just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast.
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 south-eastern coast.