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At least a third of 270 whales stranded off Tasmania have died and more are feared to be dying, rescuers in Australia say.
However, crews were able to save 25 of the animals on Tuesday and are aiming to escort more back into the sea.
The pilot whales were discovered in shallow waters off the west coast of the island on Monday.
It's unknown what drew the whales to the shore. Marine biologists say the rescue mission will likely take days.
Whale beachings are common in the region, but one of this size has not been seen in over a decade.
Tasmania last recorded a mass stranding in 2009 involving around 200 whales.

The Center for Biological Diversity and the Mexican Center for Environmental Law (Cemda) reported that 351 loggerhead turtles were also found dead from January to June of this year on San Lázaro beach, the same place where the corpses of 137 stranded sea lions were found in Comundú, Baja California Sur.See also: Mystery surrounds death of 137 sea lions washed up on beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Comment: Hundreds of thousands of migrating birds are dying in southern New Mexico