Original title: Nearly 100 whales stranded in Australia, more than half died
Xinhua News Agency, Sydney, July 26 (Reporter Hao Yalin and Wang Qi) The Biodiversity Department of Western Australia, Australia confirmed on the 26th that nearly 100 long-limbed pilot whales ran aground on Chenes Beach in the state, and 51 of them died.
Western Australia’s Department of Biodiversity also said staff were working with volunteers to return the remaining 46 whales to deep water as quickly as possible.
The department received reports of a pod of whales congregating in the waters near Chenes Beach on the afternoon of the 25th. A video posted on social media by Cheynes Beach RV Park on the same day showed many whales stranded in shallow water. The park said the whales stranded themselves and it was unclear why they congregated offshore.
Due to fears that the dead whales will attract sharks, Chenes Beach has issued an early warning to remind the public to pay attention to safety.
Some local marine mammalologists said that the reason for the whale stranding may be related to the tight social structure of the whale group. Sometimes a whale’s illness may cause other whales to run aground together. Sometimes there is a problem with the whale’s “navigation system”. stranded.
Whale strandings are not uncommon in Australia. In 2022, about 230 whales will be stranded off the coast of Tasmania. Nearly 150 whales were stranded off the coast of Western Australia in 2018.
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2023-07-26 18:56:00
