More than 100 pilot whales stranded in Western Australia, experts say

People walk near whales stranded on a beach at Toby's Inlet, Dunsborough, Australia, April 25, 2024. Dunsborough and Busselton Wildlife Care/Handout via REUTERS

Sam McKeith

Marine wildlife experts were frantically trying to rescue some 140 pilot whales stranded on Thursday in the shallow waters of an estuary in the southwest of the state of Western Australia.

The whales are stranded at Toby Inlet in Geographe Bay, the Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions said. The area is near the town of Dunsborough in a region popular with tourists, and about 236 km (146 miles) south of state capital Perth.