PERTH, Australia — Volunteers in western Australia have managed to rescue only five of 150 short-finned pilot whales that became stranded on a beach.
PERTH, Australia — Volunteers in western Australia have managed to rescue only five of 150 short-finned pilot whales that became stranded on a beach.
The surviving whales have been moved to deeper waters, but Parks and Wildlife Service Incident Controller Jeremy Chick is warning that whales often return to dry land after mass stranding events.
He’s asking the public at Hamelin Bay, south of Perth, to keep an eye in case they spot a stranded whale.
A sixth whale was freed into shallow waters overnight but it beached again and had to be euthanized.
Authorities say they will continue to sweep the surrounding beaches by air and sea on Saturday.
Rescue efforts were hampered by dead whales in the water, rocky terrain and rough seas.
