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Only 1 of 52 pilot whales survives mass stranding in Indonesia
by Mongabay.com on 24 February 2021
Two of the three whales that initially survived later became stranded again and died.
Researchers are trying to determine the cause of the mass stranding, just the latest one in Indonesia.
Just one of the 52 short-finned pilot whales that washed up on an Indonesian shore last week survived, an official said.
Volunteers and local authorities on the island of Madura initially managed to save three whales, pushing them back out to sea.
But the trio became stranded again at a different location, and two of them died, according to Permana Yudiarso, the head of the marine resources agency in neighboring Bali island.