Australia: nearly 400 pilot dolphins stuck in Tasmanian bay have died

Hundreds of pilot dolphins stranded in Australia, off the coast of Tasmania, and 380 of them perished despite the efforts of dozens of volunteers to try to save them.

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In Australia, a tragedy takes place on the coast of Tasmania where in recent days more than 470 pilot dolphins have been found stranded on sandbanks in a fairly isolated area.

Three hundred and eighty of these animals have already died, but great efforts are being made to rescue the survivors.

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With our correspondent in Sydney

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Sad discovery this Wednesday morning in Tasmania, a few kilometers from where there are already more than 250 pilot dolphins stranded on sandbanks: rescuers spotted 200 others, also stuck.

Unfortunately, they were all dead already.

This is also the case for dozens of others on the main site, which despite the efforts made, could not be released on time.

The resources mobilized are nevertheless significant: about sixty men, dozens of boats.

But the operation, which takes place in the open sea, and not on the edge of a beach, is particularly delicate. 

This is what Kris Carlyon, marine biologist who heads the operation, explained to Sky News: “

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Thanks to this technique, 50 pilot dolphins were saved.

There are still 30 more, still alive, but still stuck.

►Also read: Australia: the battle to save nearly 200 dolphins stranded in a bay

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