Rescuers are working desperately to try to save a pod of pilot whales that have beached in Western Australia after 51 died overnight
Kate Sprogis, a marine biologist at the University of Western Australia, said the chances of survival for the remaining whales “is very low”.“Cold, windy conditions means the whales are susceptible to hypothermia. And if they are already sick – as is sometimes the case with beached whales – this combination of factors can be fatal.”
Reece Whitby, Western Australia’s environment minister, said: “What we’re seeing is utterly heartbreaking and distressing. It’s just a terrible, terrible tragedy to see these dead pilot whales on the beach.”
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