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Tasmanian authorities began processing hundreds of death pilot whales on Saturday, Sept.26, after wildlife conservation officials decided there was no longer any hope of rescue.
Rescue operations take place at Macquarie Headland (Macquarie Heads), Tasmania (Source: Reuters)
More than 470 long-finned pilot whales (Pilot Whale) were found stranded on a beach at Macquarie Point (Macquarie Heads) southwest of Tasmania. After days of difficult and dangerous rescue attempts, people said they had rescued 108 whales, the rest of which are now thought to have death.
Long-legged pilot whales are highly social animals that form up to 100 communities, with a clear division of labor, collective predation and action, which is why so many whales are stranded this time.
Heartbreaking scene: a whale dying
According to Rob Barker (Rob Buck), manager of the Wildlife Service of Tasmania National Park ,15 whale carcasses have been disposed of, but operations to dispose of the remaining nearly 350 whale carcasses are expected to take at least a few days.
The collection and disposal of corpses was carried out with the assistance of a number of aquaculture companies in Tazhou, whose specialized equipment and knowledge are essential for timely and effective disposal. "Buck said in an e-mail statement.
In order not to attract the attention of sharks and other marine predators, whale carcasses have been divided into groups and enclosed in fences,
On Friday, Dr. Vanessa Pilota (Dr.Vanessa Pirotta), a marine scientist involved in the whale rescue operation, told journalist that there were three options for handling whales :" drag the body to the sea, leave the body on the beach to decompose naturally, remove the body and bury it deep in the inland area away from the scene ," Dr. Pilota said. Each method has its disadvantages, so it may be mixed to dispose of all whale bodies.
