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Another 200 whales were discovered Wednesday in the port of Macquarie on Tasmania’s west coast, bringing the number of whales stranded this week to 470. Hundreds of cetaceans have died despite efforts to save them, which remain in hopes of power. bring at least a few dozen back to sea. Parks and Wildlife Service manager Nic Deka said most of the whales in this second group, discovered this morning by an aerial surveillance team, had died.
“Right now we are going to the other bay, where the largest group is.” The rescue team, made up of 60 conservationists, trained volunteers and local fish farm employees, now focuses their efforts on the first group, among which there are many survivors, as they are partially submerged. Rescuers spent yesterday wading through the cold shoals to free about 25 animals, using boats equipped with special harnesses to guide them back to sea. The discovery of another 200 whales makes this mass stranding the largest ever recorded in Tasmania.
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