NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — Taiwanese volunteers gathered around a large inflatable whale as they learned how to help beached sea mammals — an increasingly common sight across the island.

More than 100 dolphins and whales now wash up on Taiwan's beaches every year, a sharp rise over the past decade, according to researchers.

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