whales

Last whale rescued from pod of dead carcasses, as Australia wrapps up operations on largest-ever mass stranding

• 4 years   ago
• International

A lone whale was rescued from among hundreds of carcasses Sunday, taking to 110 the number of creatures that survived a mass stranding in southern

Australia begins disposal of about 350 dead whales as rescue efforts end

• 4 years   ago
• Nature

REUTERS
Australian wildlife officials began disposing of hundreds of dead pilot whales on Saturday after concluding there was no longer

380 pilot whales dead in largest mass stranding ever recorded in Australia; nearly 500 still stranded in Tasmania

• 4 years   ago
• International

More pilot whales were found stranded in Australia on Wednesday, raising the estimated total to nearly 500, including 380 that have died, in the

Pilot whales Tasmania: Almost 400 die in Australia's worst stranding

• 4 years   ago
• Nature

About 380 whales have died in what is suspected to be Australia's largest stranding on record, officials say.
Since Monday, hundreds

Ninety of 270 whales die in mass stranding

• 4 years   ago
• Nature