In Tasmania, A Mission To Rescue 270 Stranded Whales

September 21, 2020btollesonRSS Sample

An estimated 270 pilot whales have become stuck on sandy shoals along the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. Government marine conservation staff were deployed to the scene to attempt to rescue the whales.

Video of the area shows large groups of pilot whales stuck on sandbars, trying fruitlessly to free themselves. An estimated 25 whales have already died.

(Image credit: Brodie Weeding/AP)