380 whales dead in record mass stranding off Australia's Tasmania

Some 380 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded off Australia's southeastern island of Tasmania, up from 90 the previous day and setting a new record for the country, local media reported Wednesday."I can confirm that 380 whales are dead," rescue coordinator Nic Deka of Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service told ABC News.Deka said rescuers have managed to save 50 whales from a sandbar on the island's west coast, at several locations near Macquarie Harbor, but some 30 others were still stranded and clinging to life while waiting to be pushed out to sea."This is definitely the biggest…READ FULL ARTICLE