Nearly 380 pilot whales have died after being stranded off the coast of Tasmania, an island state of Australia, in what officials suspect to be the largest ever stranding on record in the region.
Hundreds of the long-finned pilot whales have been found beached on Tasmania's west coast since Monday (21 September).
Around 270 were first spotted by rescuers at the beginning of the week, but today (23 September) a helicopter found a further 200 whales nearby. It is believed they were all part of the same pod, with officials saying the second group may have been washed in with the tide.
Rescuers were able to save 50 at the time of writing and are continuing to help the remaining 30 animals, but sadly the majority of the animals weren't so lucky.
