About 230 whales are stranded in Australia. Local government: About half of them are still alive

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] About 230 whales are stranded on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia, and are currently undergoing emergency rescue.According to the BBC report on the 21st, Tasmania's Natural Resources and Environment Department disclosed that the stranded whale group seems to be a pilot whale. At present, about half of them are still alive.beach.However, the rescue process may be quite difficult, and more whales die overnight.The authorities called on the surrounding people not to be stranded at the whale, but some locals have spontaneously adopted rescue operations.

In September 2020, a larger -scale whale stranded incident occurred in the same beach. At that time, nearly 500 pilot whales were stranded. After rescue, only about 100 whales returned to the sea.Some scientists say that the same kind of whale is stranded in the same month and the same place, which is "unusual", which is worrying.The specific cause of whale stranding is unclear.(Li Fei)

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