Round 160 long-finned pilot whales have washed up on the coast at Dunsborough, 285 kilometres (177 miles) south of Perth in western Australia. In keeping with Parks and Wildlife Service South West (PWS), 28 whales have died.
Pia Courtis, from PWS stated in a press release that quite a lot of rescue companies have been attempting to assist however “sadly the end result for our pilot whales as soon as they strand on the seaside is usually not good.”
She added that there have been two different pods – one made up of 20 whales and one other pod of 100 – which she anticipated may also attain the shoreline.
The general public have been suggested to not attempt to rescue the whales on their very own and the operation remains to be ongoing.
