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Rescuers save six beached sperm whales in Indonesia
From http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/asia/beached-whales-indonesia/index.html
Of the 10 whales stranded on the beach, six survived.
Rescuers save six beached sperm whales in Indonesia
By Sol Han and James Griffiths, CNN
Updated 1:43 AM ET, Tue November 14, 2017
(CNN)A desperate rescue attempt managed to save half of a pod of sperm whales which beached off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia.
WWF Indonesia said 10 whales were stranded on Monday, seven of whom were returned to the water thanks to the efforts of the navy and locals.
Three whales died on the beach, and in a heartbreaking development for the rescuers, one of the animals that had been saved came back and was stranded again, this time fatally.
Dwi Aryo Tjiptohandono, WWF Indonesia's marine and fisheries campaign coordinator, said the group was investigating how the whales had come to be stranded. Autopsies will be carried out on the dead animals.
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By Sol Han and James Griffiths, CNN
Updated 1:43 AM ET, Tue November 14, 2017
(CNN)A desperate rescue attempt managed to save half of a pod of sperm whales which beached off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia.
WWF Indonesia said 10 whales were stranded on Monday, seven of whom were returned to the water thanks to the efforts of the navy and locals.
Three whales died on the beach, and in a heartbreaking development for the rescuers, one of the animals that had been saved came back and was stranded again, this time fatally.
Dwi Aryo Tjiptohandono, WWF Indonesia's marine and fisheries campaign coordinator, said the group was investigating how the whales had come to be stranded. Autopsies will be carried out on the dead animals.
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