88 Whales Rescued From Australia’s Worst Mass Beaching

88 Whales Rescued From Australia’s Worst Mass Beaching
A whale is in the water near Strahan, Australia, on Sept. 23, 2020. Patrick Gee/Pool Photo via AP
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CANBERRA, Australia—Authorities have rescued 88 pilot whales and are attempting to free 20 others that survived Australia’s worst mass stranding, as crews prepare to remove 380 decomposing carcasses from the shallows of Tasmania state, officials said Thursday.

Crews found the 20 whales that are still alive on the fourth day of the rescue operation, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Manager Nic Deka said.