BILAL RASHID via REUTERS Whale rescue efforts take place at Macquarie Harbour in Tasmania. After two days of a difficult and dangerous rescue attempt, state marine scientists said at least 380 of the long-finned pilot whales had died. Pool via Getty Images Hundreds of pilot whales are seen stranded on a sand bar on September 21, 2020 in Strahan, Australia. Many of the recorded mass strandings include long-finned or short-finned pilot whales. Refloating stranded whales from beaches and sandbanks is a labour-intensive, difficult and often dangerous task.

Source: Huffington Post September 23, 2020 21:56 UTC