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Culum Brown, Professor, Macquarie University

About 200 dead whales have been towed out to sea off Tasmania – and what happens next is a true marvel of nature

Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania

Australians watched in horror last week as 230 pilot whales became stranded at a beach near Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast. Some whales were saved, but the vast majority died. This left a big problem: what to do with all the rotting whale carcasses?

Authorities decided to tow the dead animals out to sea, hoping they’ll eventually sink to the seafloor.

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