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Struggle to save remaining whales after deaths on WA beach

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A rescuer tends to a long-finned pilot whale at Cheynes Beach, WA Source: AAP / AP

A mass stranding of long-finned pilot whales on a WA beach has resulted in the deaths of more than 50 animals despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save the mammals. Those efforts continue with the remaining whales.

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A mass stranding of long-finned pilot whales on a WA beach has resulted in the deaths of more than 50 animals despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save the mammals. Those efforts continue with the remaining whales.

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