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All 97 pilot whales die in Australia beaching
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» SYDNEY: Nearly 100 pilot whales have died after beaching in Western Australia, wildlife officials said Thursday, following desperate rescue attempts.
Rescuers 'optimistic' for surviving stranded whales in Australia
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» SYDNEY: More than 50 pilot whales died after stranding themselves on a beach in Western Australia, but authorities said Wednesday they were "optimistic" that the other 45 whales in the pod could survive.
Marine animal poisonings overwhelm California volunteers
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» GAVIOTA (UNITED STATES) - Denise Christ regularly comes across injured wildlife in her work rescuing beached or stranded marine mammals along the California coast.
Deep-sea mining noise 'threatens whales'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» PARIS: Scientists warned on Tuesday that controversial seabed mining could significantly threaten ocean ecosystems, especially blue whales and other cetaceans already stressed by shipping, pollution and climate change.
Philippine storm death toll rises to 45
AFP, Published on 29/10/2022
» DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Philippines: Tropical storm Nalgae whipped the Philippines on Saturday after unleashing flash floods and landslides that officials said have left at least 45 people dead.
Australian rescuers race to save stranded pilot whales
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» OCEAN BEACH (AUSTRALIA) - Australian rescuers battled Friday to refloat the last surviving pilot whales from a mass stranding that killed nearly 200 of the animals on a surf-battered beach in Tasmania.
About 200 pilot whales perish on Australian beach
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» HOBART (AUSTRALIA) - About 200 pilot whales have perished after being stranded on an exposed, surf-swept beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, Australian rescuers said Thursday.
230 pilot whales stranded in Australia, 'about half' feared dead
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» A pod of 230 pilot whales was found stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania Wednesday, with Australian officials saying only half appeared to be alive.
Mass stranding kills 14 whales in Australia
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» Australian wildlife investigators were on Wednesday trying to piece together why more than a dozen young male sperm whales died in a mass stranding on a remote beach in the state of Tasmania.
Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 80
AFP, Published on 14/04/2022
» ABUYOG, Philippines: The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 80 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages.