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Tom Davidson

More than 200 whales stranded on Tasmania’s west coast days after beaching nearby

Handout from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania shows the carcasses pilot whales beached on Macquarie Harbour, in Tasmania

(Picture: AP)

Roughly 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania's west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the south-eastern coast.

The pod, which is stranded on Ocean Beach, appears to be pilot whales and at least half are presumed to still be alive, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania said.

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