Rescuers upbeat for surviving stranded whales in Australia

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 26, 2023 2:30 pm

SYDNEY, Australia: More than 50 pilot whales died after stranding themselves on a beach in Western Australia, but authorities said on Wednesday they were 'optimistic' that the other 45 whales in the pod could survive.

The pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales was spotted in shallow waters off Cheynes Beach, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of the city of Perth on Tuesday.

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