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Almost 200 whales stranded on Australian island

Courtesy of the independent.co.uk, Associated Press, Monday 2nd March 2009

The 194 pilot whales and half a dozen bottlenose dolphins became stranded on Naracoopa Beach on Tasmania state's King Island yesterday evening — the fourth beaching incident in recent months in Tasmania.

 

Strandings happen periodically in Tasmania as whales go by during their migration to and from Antarctic waters, but scientists do not know why it happens. It is unusual, however, for whales and dolphins to get stranded together.

 

Chris Arthur, of Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service, said 54 whales and seven dolphins were still alive when the rescue effort began.

To read full article, click on www.independent.co.uk

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