{"id":1983379,"date":"2023-07-26T16:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mass-stranding-leaves-more-than-50-pilot-whales-dead-in-australia\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:40:07","slug":"mass-stranding-leaves-more-than-50-pilot-whales-dead-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mass-stranding-leaves-more-than-50-pilot-whales-dead-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 50 pilot whales die in Australia after mass stranding."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmass-stranding-leaves-more-than-50-pilot-whales-dead-in-australia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1983379&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Glenn NICHOLLS \/ AFP) (Photo by GLENN NICHOLLS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/shawntel-smith-hill\">Shawntel\u2062 Smith-Hill<\/a><br \/>1:37 PM \u2013 Wednesday, July 26, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>More than 50 pilot whales have died, with 45 more to\u200d be euthanized, after nearly 100 whales washed up and were stranded on a remote beach in Western Australia, authorities said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rescue teams had attempted to return the rest of the pod back to the water.<\/p>\n<p>The pod of whales was spotted swimming close \u200dto Cheynes Beach near the city of Albany on Tuesday morning. Hours later, part \u200cof the pod suddenly found themselves \u2064stranded on the beach.<\/p>\n<p>Following the discovery of the beached whales, marine \u2064scientists and volunteers set up camp at Cheynes Beach, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mass-stranding-leaves-more-than-50-pilot-whales-dead-in-australia\/\" title=\"Over 50 pilot whales die in Australia after mass stranding.\">roughly 173 miles southeast<\/a> of Perth in Western Australia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSadly, 51 whales have \u2064died overnight after \u2062a mass stranding,\u201d the statement said. \u201c[We] \u200d are working in partnership with registered volunteers and other organizations to try to return the remaining 46 whales to\u2064 deeper\u2062 water during the course of\u2064 the \u2064day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite\u2062 numerous efforts from \u2062staff personnel and volunteers to\u200b keep \u200cthe \u200dremaining whales alive, veterinarians later made the call to euthanize the remainder of the pod, \u201cto avoid prolonging their suffering,\u201d the wildlife service said on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WAParksWildlife\/posts\/pfbid0VturEc6VEkE9xNC1mTqDBSZ7fz7pZsef8tBWDVrcQWoen67ydsh15cQBqvgme61Zl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook post.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt was a difficult decision for all involved, however the welfare of the whales had to take precedence,\u201d a wildlife service representative. \u201cWe thank everyone who assisted with the attempt to save the whales over the last \u200dtwo days.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pilot whales\u2063 have been known to be highly \u200bsocial animals, with pods having strong bonds. Unfortunately, one whale becoming stranded often leads to the others following suit, according to marine experts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe beaching of a single, live animal is usually \u200cthe result of\u200d sickness or injury. Bad weather, old age, navigation errors and hunting \u200dtoo close to shore also contribute to beachings\u2026 If one member of the group is sick or in trouble, its \u2063distress calls can cause the other members to follow it to the beach, resulting in a mass stranding,\u201d the \u2062Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida \u200cstated on their website. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Similar occurrences of stranding have been reported in both Australia\u200b and New Zealand, which are known hot spots for \u2064large colonies of whales that live deep in the waters surrounding the \u2062islands.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heartbreaking. 50 pilot\u2064 whales who beached near Albany in south west Australia died yesterday, \u200cand now the around 50 helped back to sea have beached again \ud83d\ude22 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cXalk1uQfa\">https:\/\/t.co\/cXalk1uQfa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sophie McNeill (@Sophiemcneill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sophiemcneill\/status\/1684147199830265857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! 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