Australia’s Coast Witnesses Another Mass Whale Stranding

Feb 19, 2025 Khushi Kumari

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The incident occurred on Wednesday at a remote beach in northwest Tasmania

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The cause is unclear, but experts cite disorientation, illness, and climate change as possible factors

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Experts concluded that remaining whales were too weak and would not survive

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The location and weather conditions being remote and harsh made it almost impossible to get teams to refloat the whales into the ocean

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