More than three dozen whales die on Sabu Island despite rescue efforts
Sabu Island, a small island in Indonesia, recently saw a mass beaching of pilot whales this last Monday night. 46 whales in total washed ashore and all but three ended up dead, despite people’s best efforts to get them back into the water. They washed up in the middle of the night and were found by some local fishermen.
But by the time these fishermen found them, they had already been there for some time and there were not enough people present to mount a full-scale rescue effort. The struggle to help them return to their natural habitat lasted into Tuesday evening, by which time all but three had died.
