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Aaron Bunch

Authorities working to unload 16,500 animals from ship

Authorities are working on quarantine measures to allow thousands of cattle off a ship off WA. (Mark Brake/AAP PHOTOS)

The federal and Western Australian governments are trying to find a quarantine facility to house thousands of sheep and cattle stranded in heatwave conditions aboard a ship that's been at sea for almost a month.

About 16,500 animals are packed into the MV Bahijah livestock carrier, which is understood to be anchored in waters off the coast near Perth awaiting a decision.

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