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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

A whale carcass has been fitted with a tracking device to monitor where it ends up. (Supplied Paddy Marine/AAP PHOTOS)

When whales strand or wash up dead on Australia's picturesque beaches, authorities are left with a colossal mess to clean up.

Typically the solution is to truck their hulking carcasses away and bury them.

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