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Foto: Na obalu Tasmanije nasukalo se gotovo 500 kitova, očajnički ih pokušavaju spasiti

Razlozi nasukavanja nisu poznati, ali biolozi kažu da je to rekordna brojka

A handout photo taken on September 22, 2020 and received on September 23 from Tasmania Police shows people helping a whale in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, as hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing to free a few dozen survivors. (Photo by Handout / TASMANIA POLICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TASMANIA POLICE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Australski spasioci otkrili su još oko 200 nasukanih kitova na zapadnoj obali Tasmanije pa je njihov broj dosegnuo rekordnu razinu od gotovo 500, prenose svjetske agencije.

Spasioci su u srijedu izvijestili da su prebrojali oko 470 kitova.

Nova skupina otkrivena je ujutro oko sedam do deset kilomatara od prve lokacije u luci Macquarie.

Većina ih je uginula

“Iz zraka se čini da je većina uginula”, kaže Nic Deka, iz tasmanske uprave za parkove i životinjski svijet. “Ne čini se da ih treba spašavati.”

Biolog Kris Carlyon iz programa za očuvanje mora kaže kako se radi o nasukavanju rekordno velikog broja kitova u Tasmaniji.

U ponedjeljak se u plićaku nasukalo oko 270 kitova na tri lokacije u luci u blizini grada Strahana. Jedna trećina uginula je i prije početka pokušaja njihova spašavanja. Deka vjeruje da neće otkriti nove nasukane kitove.

Međusobno se dozivaju

U utorak spasioci su uspjeli osloboditi 25 kitova, a tijekom noći manji se dio opet nasukao, no većina je još bila u dubokim vodama. Kitovi piloti vrlo su društvena bića s jasno određenim grupnim ponašanjem pa se strahuje da bi se spašeni primjerci mogli pokušati vratiti nasukanom jatu.

Carlyon je kazao kako su spasioci mogli čuti kako se unesrećeni kitovi međusobno dozivaju.

Carlyon kaže kako razlozi nasukavanja nisu poznati i da fosilni ostaci pokazuju da su se događali u povijesti te se ne mogu pripisati ljudskom utjecaju.

A handout photo taken on September 22, 2020 and received on September 23 from Tasmania Police shows a whale being loaded onto a trailer in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, as hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing to free a few dozen survivors. (Photo by Handout / TASMANIA POLICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TASMANIA POLICE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Rescuers work to save a pod of whales stranded on a sandbar in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania on September 22, 2020. - Up to 90 whales have died and a "challenging" operation is underway to rescue 180 more still stranded in a remote bay in southern Australia on September 22. Scientists said two large pods of long-finned pilot whales became stuck on sandbars in Macquarie Harbour, on Tasmania's sparsely populated west coast. (Photo by Brodie WEEDING / POOL / AFP)
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This handout photo taken and received from Brodie Weeding from The Advocate on September 22, 2020 shows a pod of whales stranded on a beach in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. - Rescuers faced a race against time to save nearly 200 whales stuck in the remote Australian harbour on September 22, hoping to prevent the toll of 90 dead from rising further after managing to free "a small number" of the stranded mammals. (Photo by Brodie WEEDING / BRODIE WEEDING/THE ADVOCATE / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BRODIE WEEDING / THE ADVOCATE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES
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This handout photo taken and received from Brodie Weeding from The Advocate on September 22, 2020 shows a pod of whales stranded on a sandbar in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. - Rescuers faced a race against time to save nearly 200 whales stuck in the remote Australian harbour on September 22, hoping to prevent the toll of 90 dead from rising further after managing to free "a small number" of the stranded mammals. (Photo by Brodie WEEDING / BRODIE WEEDING/THE ADVOCATE / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BRODIE WEEDING / THE ADVOCATE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES
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This photograph taken on September 21, 2020 shows a pod of whales stranded on a sandbar in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. - Up to 90 whales have died and a "challenging" operation is underway to rescue 180 more still stranded in a remote bay in southern Australia on September 22. Scientists said two large pods of long-finned pilot whales became stuck on sandbars in Macquarie Harbour, on Tasmania's sparsely populated west coast. (Photo by - / POOL / AFP)
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This handout photo taken and received from Brodie Weeding from The Advocate on September 22, 2020 shows rescuers working to save a pod of whales stranded on a beach in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. - Rescuers faced a race against time to save nearly 200 whales stuck in the remote Australian harbour on September 22, hoping to prevent the toll of 90 dead from rising further after managing to free "a small number" of the stranded mammals. (Photo by Brodie WEEDING / BRODIE WEEDING/THE ADVOCATE / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BRODIE WEEDING / THE ADVOCATE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES
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This handout photo taken and received from Brodie Weeding from The Advocate on September 22, 2020 shows rescuers working to save a pod of whales stranded on a sandbar in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. - Rescuers faced a race against time to save nearly 200 whales stuck in the remote Australian harbour on September 22, hoping to prevent the toll of 90 dead from rising further after managing to free "a small number" of the stranded mammals. (Photo by Brodie WEEDING / BRODIE WEEDING/THE ADVOCATE / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BRODIE WEEDING / THE ADVOCATE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES
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