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Nearly 200 stranded pilot whales die on Tasmanian beach but dozens saved and returned to sea

Rescue efforts are continuing for the 35 surviving whales on Ocean Beach near Strahan after the second mass stranding to occur in Australia in two days

The Guardian - AU

Mass whale stranding rescue operation at Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour saves around 30 out of 230

The whale rescue effort on Tasmania's west coast has managed to refloat over 30 of the animals which beached themselves — but around 200 could not be saved.

ABC News

Why is Tasmania the site of so many mass whale strandings? Here's what we know

Two whale stranding events in a week, with the second happening in the same location as Australia's worst ever beaching two years ago. This is what we know about why Tasmania is causing whales such trouble.

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Rescuers rush to save hundreds of pilot whales stranded on Tasmanian beach

Marine wildlife experts are assessing the scene near Strahan – the same location as Australia’s worst mass stranding exactly two years ago

The Guardian - AU

Dozens of pilot whales feared dead in Australian mass stranding

A rorqual - a species of baleen whale - refloated off the western French coast on Tuesday has returned to shallow water and is once again in difficulty.This as a pod of about 230 pilot whales was found stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Authorities rush to save 230 whales stranded in Tasmania as experts fear over half dead

Marine conservation experts fear many may have already died

Irish Mirror

Rescue effort under way after some 230 whales beached in Tasmania

Latest mass stranding of whale pod comes just day after 14 sperm whales were found beached off Tasmania’s King Island.

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More than 200 whales stranded on Tasmania’s west coast days after beaching nearby

The pod, which is stranded on Ocean Beach, appears to be pilot whales

Evening Standard

Helping stranded whales a job for trained people, with untrained volunteers urged to assist in other ways

Another mass whale stranding in Tasmania, two years to the day of the last tragic scene, is likely to prompt well-meaning locals to want to help — so, why are volunteer rescuers turned away from such events?

ABC News

Rescue efforts are beginning in Tasmania to save more than 200 beached whales

A stranded whale pod on Tasmania's west coast appears to be pilot whales and at least half are presumed to still be alive, local government officials said Wednesday.

WEKU

Some 230 whales beached in Tasmania; rescue efforts underway

About 230 whales are stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, just two days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island nearby

The Independent UK

Hundreds of whales stranded on Tasmania’s west coast in state’s second event this week

‘Massive event’ reported at Macquarie Harbour, near Strahan, a day after mass stranding at King Island

The Guardian - AU

Second mass stranding of whales in Tas

More whales have reportedly washed ashore at Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast.

AAP

Hundreds of whales stranded at Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour, two years after similar event

A mass stranding of about 230 whales has occurred at Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast, two years to the day since a similar event in the same spot, with authorities saying "half are still alive".

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'No body, no parole' laws in spotlight ahead of convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser's release

A parole board decision will see convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser walk free — but that might not be the case if Tasmania followed the lead of other jurisdictions with 'no body, no parole' laws. So, how do they work?

WEKU

14 young sperm whales are found dead, beached on an Australian island

Australian wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of the whales, which were discovered Monday on Tasmania's King Island, off the southeastern coast.

The Independent UK

More than a dozen sperm whales found beached

‘Sad’ sight is not the first mass stranding in Tasmania

The Independent UK

14 dead sperm whales found beached on Australian island

Australian wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 14 young sperm whales that were found beached on an island off of the southeastern coast

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Al Jazeera

Over a dozen sperm whales die in Australia mass stranding

At least 14 young sperm whales found dead in a stranding on a beach on King Island off Australia’s state of Tasmania.

Daily Mirror

Bloody scenes as 14 rare sperm whales found dead in mysterious mass stranding

At least 14 endangered sperm whales - thought to be a "bachelor pod" of young males - has been stranded on King Island on Australia's island state of Tasmania, which is known to be a hotspot for the freak incidents

ABC News

Tasmanian government increases taxpayer funding lure to secure AFL licence

As AFL club presidents pore over documents to decide if Tasmania will win the 19th AFL licence, Premier Jeremy Rockliff increases the amount taxpayers will contribute, repeating his pitch that the "flow on effects" will benefit the state.

ABC News

Lake Malbena wilderness helicopter camping plan for Halls Island seeks fresh federal approval

It has faced appeal and counter-appeal, but the man behind a Tasmanian wilderness camping proposal is not giving up the fight, despite years of opposition to the tourism venture.

ABC News

Sperm whales stranded off Tasmania's King Island mostly young males, experts say

Surfers and swimmers are urged to stay clear of a stranding of whales off King Island in Bass Strait due to the danger of sharks being attracted by the carcasses — with experts saying most of the animals were young males.

AAP

Dead whales washed ashore on King Island

More than a dozen dead sperm whales have washed ashore on King Island, north of Tasmania.

ABC News

First woman underground in Tasmania, Chris Wilson, reflects on breaking the glass ceiling

Chris Wilson had to get special permission from the government to work underground in a Tasmanian mine in 1978. At the time, other mines were being fined $500 if women were found below the surface.

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