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OT Remaining stranded false killer whales on Tasmania's west coast being euthanased as department plans next steps
By Bec Pridham
5 hours ago
Video - Authorities are still considering what to do with the bodies of the dead animals.
(Supplied: Tasmania Department of Natural Resources and Environment)
In short:
Wildlife authorities are euthanasing what remains of a false killer whale pod that stranded itself on Tasmania's west coast.
An expert says figuring out why the stranding happened is the "million-dollar question" with the species' social nature likely contributing.
What's next?
The department is still determining how best to dispose of the carcasses, with options including leaving them to decompose or burying them.
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Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) is deciding what to do with more than 100 whale carcasses following a mass stranding at a "natural whale trap" on the state's west coast.
Sad - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/tas-thurs-surving-stranded-whales-to-be-euthanased-on-west-coast/104958982
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How Do False Killer Whales And Killer Whales Differ?
https://danawharf.com/blog/how-do-false-killer-whales-and-killer-whales-differ/
By Bec Pridham
5 hours ago
Video - Authorities are still considering what to do with the bodies of the dead animals.
(Supplied: Tasmania Department of Natural Resources and Environment)
In short:
Wildlife authorities are euthanasing what remains of a false killer whale pod that stranded itself on Tasmania's west coast.
An expert says figuring out why the stranding happened is the "million-dollar question" with the species' social nature likely contributing.
What's next?
The department is still determining how best to dispose of the carcasses, with options including leaving them to decompose or burying them.
Link copied
Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) is deciding what to do with more than 100 whale carcasses following a mass stranding at a "natural whale trap" on the state's west coast.
Sad - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-20/tas-thurs-surving-stranded-whales-to-be-euthanased-on-west-coast/104958982
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How Do False Killer Whales And Killer Whales Differ?
https://danawharf.com/blog/how-do-false-killer-whales-and-killer-whales-differ/
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