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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Donna Lu and Graham Readfearn

Hundreds of whales stranded on Tasmania’s west coast in state’s second event this week

Hundreds of whales have become stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, near the town of Strahan, just a day after a separate mass stranding event on King Island.

The Tasmanian department of natural resources and environment confirmed that a pod of about 230 pilot whales stranded on Ocean Beach. Some animals were also stranded on a sand flat inside Macquarie Harbour.

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