Whale stranding in Western Australia - Updated 20240426 at 15:30. 150 whales saved, well done to the rescuers

See the April 18th post titled: Meteor, Indian Ocean south of Perth, Western Australia.

2024, April 25. Western Australia, Tobys Inlet, between Dunsborough and Busselton, 250km south of Perth. Up to 160 pilot whales. There are four pods of whales spread across 500 metres of beach with another two pods of about 130 animals offshore in the ocean. 26 have already died. 

Final Update: 160 whales beached, 130 whales have been refloated and 28 whales died. Spotter planes are keeping a watch to see if they are staying offshore. The real blessing about this event is they came in during the day, if they had come in late in the night it could have been a real disaster. Sad about the other whales but this is a really good outcome.

2024, April 26. Western Australia, Eagle Bay. 2 Black Dolphins. Linked to above event. A lone Black Dolphin calf has been euthanised. Also Quindalup Beach had been closed while one Black Dolphin that had washed up there overnight was removed.

Authorities respond to mass whale stranding at Toby's Inlet, near Dunsborough in WA (msn.com)

Rescue crews scramble to save pilot whales beached in Marybrook, near Busselton and Dunsborough | The West Australian

Mass stranding of pilot whales at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT