Navy and Coast Guard sailors, along with local volunteers, pushed back at least 120
A school of short-finned pilot whales has washed ashore in Panadura, 25km south of Colombo. This mass stranding incident was the largest on the island.
“We used our small coastala patrol boat to haul the whales back into deeper waters one by one, de Silva told AFP about the progress of the Grind rescue operation. "Unfortunately, two whales died from injuries sustained when they were washed ashore."
Local authorities expected mass death of individuals,as it was in Tasmania in September. Then about 470 grinds were stranded, and only about 110 of them were returned to the ocean after several days of rescue operations.
The Sri Lanka Marine Environment Protection Authority has confirmed that the largest flock of whales stranded in a South Asian country has been seen in Panadur.
“It is very unusual that such a large number ofindividuals reached our shores, ”the head of the Darshani Lahandapura department told AFP, adding that the reason for the release ashore is still unknown. However, he noted similarities to the Tasmania incident in September.
Pilot whales, which can grow up to 6m in length and weigh a ton, are very social by nature.
It is worth noting that the reasons for the massive emissions of black Dolphins remain unknown, despite the fact that scientists have been studying this phenomenon for decades.
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