Rescuers are racing to save the survivors of a group of 270 whales beached off Tasmania's west coast.
'We don't know how this is going to pan out': Hundreds of whales stranded off the coast of Tasmania
It's unknown what drew the whales to the shore. Whale beachings are common in the region, but one of this size has not been seen in over a decade.Rescuers from the Tasmanian Maritime Conservation Program arrived late on Monday and found three groups of whales across Macquarie Heads - a remote tip of the island with limited vessel and road access.
A team of about 40 trained rescuers began to "re-float" a small number of whales on Tuesday morning - using equipment to push the animals off a sandbar into deeper waters. However he said many of the animals may simply be too big or in an unsuitable location. Pilot whales can grow up to seven metres long and weigh up to three tonnes.He said rescuers knew from previous missions that pilot whales can survive three or four days being beached, and many in this group were in good "wet and cool" conditions.
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