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It's been a very good story today because normally with these sorts of strandings, you wind up with a 100 whales beaching and five or six being saved,
We always hope for the best outcome,
the department expressed in a statement These are not governable events,
Pepin-Neff told the Herald When I first arrived, there was, I think, 160 in the water — almost out of the water — and there were a couple of hundred people who were with the whales, they were trying to comfort them and make sure that their heads were out of the water so they could breathe. And then after an hour or so, all of a sudden the ones that were in the water that were still alive left and went out to sea,
They may well decide to come back to shore somewhere on another beach nearby or something — that often happens, but we're hopeful that they won't,
There has been no further sightings of the pod this afternoon, which is good news,
Our team is making every effort to safely respond and keep volunteers and staff safe, while also acting in the best interests of the whales,
the wildlife service said as they worked to manage the situation Unfortunately the outcome for our pilot whales once they strand on the beach is generally not good. We have high numbers of animals that end up dying,
There were well over 200 along the beach here and just nearby and there's 31, I think, deceased but the rest got away, which is an amazing story,
Wiese told Australian Broadcasting Corp We’ve got vessels out on the water and we’ve also got a spotter plane up in the air that’s doing searches over every couple of hours to see where they are,
We understand there are four pods of up to 160 pilot whales in total spread across about 500 metres. Unfortunately, 26 whales that stranded on the beach have died,
a department spokesperson said in a statement A team of experienced staff including wildlife officers, marine scientists, veterinarians are on site or on their way,
the Parks and Wildlife Service said in a statement These events usually result in the beached animals having to be euthanized as the most humane outcome,
the Wildlife Service said We know people want to help, but we asked that people please do not attempt to rescue the animals without direction of DBCA staff as this may cause further injury, and distress to the animals and hinder a coordinated rescue effort,
There are 20 whales in a pod about 1.5km offshore. Another pod of about 110 animals are together closer offshore,
So far, so good — they haven’t made it back to shore, but we will keep monitoring them,
The highest priority at mass whale stranding events is always human safety followed by animal welfare,
Parks and Wildlife Western Australia said in a Facebook post Experienced staff from DBCA and Perth Zoo vets are currently being deployed to respond to this evolving situation,