More than 150 dolphins were stranded on a beach in the state of Tasmania, Australia. Officials said on Wednesday that the rescue teams were trying to save the animals that survived.
The rescue operations can prove to be challenging due to the remote location of the beach and difficulty in getting equipment there.
What do we know about dolphins?
Of the 157, 136 appeared alive as Benan to save them. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment said that marine life experts and veterinarians were on the site.
The reason for keeping the thesis dolphin or false killer whale on the beach is not yet known. They were found on island state’s north -western coast on islands, which were about 400 km (250 mi) from the state capital Hobart.
This species of dolphin can be 20 feet (6.1 m) long and can weigh up to 3,000 pounds (1.361 kg). They are similar to orkas, which is why they are called false killers whales.
A local female Joclin Flint said that her son discovered the whale on Monday night, while shark to fish. Officers were informed on Tuesday.
“The water was growing up right and they were tired. They are just dying, they are drowned in the sand. I think it’s too late,” Flint Citid.
Can animals be saved?
State wildlife officer Brendon Clarke said that reflecting the dolphin would be challenging due to their weight.
He said, “With any beach, there is an option to reduce the euthanasia victim, and we have weight on the site to help make informed decisions, if it is considered necessary,” he said to reporters.
Clarke said that, while the whales usually place themselves on the beach on the Australian beaches, the part of Tasmania in the question has not seen any beach for decades.
“They are migrant animals and they roam around the world in open water. Why are they on the beach for the first time in 50 years, the argument behind it, we have not found any intelight on it,” Heer said.
Australia’s largest collective beach incident when 470 long pilot whales were found in McWery Harbor in 2020.
About 230 pilot whales were found stranded at the same port in 2022. Most whales died in both incidents.
Last year, about 160 pilot whales were stranded on a beach in Western Australia, many of which died.
Many of the several whales on the beach in Western Australia were euthanized in 2023.
Edited by Richard Connor