SIX sperm whales are dead after beaching themselves on
Parara Beach on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula.
South Australian Whale Centre co-ordinator Leah Pippos said
they received reports about the beaching today.
The whales were said to be about 10m in length.
The bodies will probably be on the beach for a couple of
days, a spokeswoman for the Department of Environment, Water and Natural
Resources said.
The department is consulting with the local council and
police about what to do with the carcasses, which may involve having them towed
away.
South Australian Whale Centre co-ordinator Leah Pippos told
The Advertiser it was the first time sperm whales had been seen in the area for
25 years.
Ms Pippos said sperm whales relied heavily on sonar
as a navigational tool and that noise disruption in the ocean could have sent
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