Australia Begins Disposal of About 350 Dead Whales as Rescue Efforts End

Numerous stranded whales are seen along the coastline near the remote west coast town of Strahan on the island state of Tasmania, Australia, September 23, 2020. Photo: AAP Image/Patrick Gee/The Mercury/via Reuters.

Sydney: Australian wildlife officials began disposing of hundreds of dead pilot whales on Saturday after concluding there was no longer any hope of rescuing any more.

In Australia’s biggest whale beaching, 470 whales were first spotted on a wide sandbank during an aerial reconnaissance of rugged Macquarie Harbour in Tasmania state on Monday.

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