whale strandings

  • Tasmania’s Whale Stranding Tragedy Explained

    Tasmania’s Whale Stranding Tragedy Explained

    A desperate rescue effort is underway after hundreds of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) became stranded in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast. Yesterday, more than 250 pilot whales were reported to have stranded, with one-third presumed dead. And this morning, rescuers found another 200 pilot whales stranded up to ten kilometres away from the…