Coverage dated September 19, 2022

14 young sperm whales found dead, beached on an Australian island

Headline from CBS News

Government conservation experts headed to the island to conduct necropsies of the whales to try to determine what caused their deaths.

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Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

NPR
14 young sperm whales are found dead, beached on an Australian island (opens NPR)
Published Sep 19, 2022
NPR's feed description
Australian wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of the whales, which were discovered Monday on Tasmania's King Island, off the southeastern coast.
Al Jazeera
Over a dozen sperm whales die in Australia mass stranding (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Sep 19, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
At least 14 young sperm whales found dead in a stranding on a beach on King Island off Australia’s state of Tasmania.
MyNorthwest
14 dead sperm whales found beached on Australian island (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Sep 19, 2022
MyNorthwest's feed description
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australian wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 14 young sperm whales that were found beached on an island off
CBS News
14 young sperm whales found dead, beached on an Australian island (opens CBS News)
Published Sep 19, 2022
CBS News's feed description
Government conservation experts headed to the island to conduct necropsies of the whales to try to determine what caused their deaths.
The Guardian
More than a dozen sperm whales die in mass stranding on King Island (opens The Guardian)
Published Sep 19, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
Tasmania’s environment department says the young male whales might have been part of same ‘bachelor pod’

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