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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Beached whales and dolphins

Whales and dolphins: Beached whales and dolphins on King Island off southern Australia
Nearly 200 whales and several dolphins beached themselves on King Island off Tasmania on 2 March 2009 Photograph: John Nievaart/AFP/Getty Images
Whales and dolphins: Beached whales and dolphins on King Island off southern Australia
About 50 of 194 pilot whales and seven dolphins stranded on King Island were still alive Photograph: John Nievaart/AFP/Getty Images
Whales and dolphins: Beached whales and dolphins on King Island off southern Australia
Rescuers dug trenches in the sand to channel water close to the whales Photograph: AFP/AFP/Getty Images
Whales and dolphins: Beached whales and dolphins on King Island off southern Australia
Volunteers doused the mammals with water and draped wet fabric over their bodies to keep them cool Photograph: John Nievaart/AFP/Getty Images
Whales and dolphins: Beached whales and dolphins on King Island off southern Australia.
More than 100 King Island residents volunteered to help the efforts Photograph: AFP/AFP/Getty Images
Whales and dolphins: Beached whales and dolphins on King Island off southern Australia
A dolphin receives attention Photograph: John Nievaart/AFP/Getty Images
Whales and dolphins: Beached whales and dolphins on King Island off southern Australia
More than 100 volunteers used stretchers to carry dolphins into the shallows, and other officials used small boats and a jetski to pull whales out to sea Photograph: AFP/AFP/Getty Images
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