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Miriam Burrell

43 whales euthanised after re-stranding in Western Australia

Forty-three long-finned pilot whales have been euthanised after re-beaching themselves on the southern coast of Western Australia despite a colossal two-day rescue effort.

A pod of more than 90 whales became stranded at Cheynes Beach in Albany, 400km south of Perth, on Tuesday and hundreds of volunteers and wildlife experts worked tirelessly to attempt to save them.

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