Australian rescuers save 25 of 270 stranded whales

Australian rescuers save 25 of 270 stranded whales
Pilot whales lie stranded on a sand bar near Strahan, Australia (Brodie Weeding/via AP)

Around one third of an estimated 270 pilot whales that became stranded on Australia’s island state of Tasmania have died, with rescuers managing to return 25 to the sea in an ongoing operation.

The whales were discovered on Monday at a beach and two sand bars near the west coast town of Strahan. Sixty people have joined the rescue effort.

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