32 whales rescued out of 230 found stranded in Australia, officials say

32 pilot whales rescued out of 230 stranded in Australia

Wildlife experts on Sept. 22 rescued 32 of the 230 whales that were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania a day earlier.

Australian rescuers race to save stranded pilot whales

Australian rescuers battled Friday to refloat the last surviving pilot whales from a mass stranding that killed nearly 200 of the animals on a surf-battered beach in Tasmania.Fewer than 10 of the shiny black mammals are still alive on Ocean Beach, in remote western Tasmania, state wildlife services said.About 30 of the animals were released into the ocean on Thursday, but some had beached themselves again, said Brendon Clark, incident controller…

Rescuers race to refloat pilot whales from Tasmania stranding

An estimated 230 pilot whales had become beached on Tasmania’s remote and rugged west coast.

32 pilot whales rescued out of 230 stranded in Australia

32 whales rescued out of 230 found stranded in Australia, officials say

Rescue teams in Australia have saved 32 pilot whales following a mass stranding this week of more than 200 in a remote part of Australia’s island state of Tasmania.