The race is on to save dozens of pilot whales who have stranded themselves on a sandbar off the coast of Tasmania.
Experts believe roughly 90 of the 270 whales have died since accidentally beaching themselves yesterday.
They say there separate pods of whales have been stuck outside Macquarie Harbour.
Marine Conservation Program wildlife biologist Kris Carlyon said they will be prioritising the whales with the best chance of survival.
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“Some animals may simply be too big or in a too difficult location to deal with,” Dr Carlyon said to the ABC. “We don’t really know how long this rescue is going to take, so this morning’s phase will be critical in determining what’s possible.
“[The operation] is likely to take days. In terms of mass strandings in Tasmania, this is up there with the trickiest we’ve had to deal with.”
The first task will be to ‘refloat’ the whales and see how they are doing.
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