TABANAN: Four short-finned pilot whales were found stranded along Nyanyi Beach in Tabanan regency, some 20 kilometers west of Denpasar, on Saturday
ABANAN: Four short-finned pilot whales were found stranded along Nyanyi Beach in Tabanan regency, some 20 kilometers west of Denpasar, on Saturday.
Local fishermen found the stranded mammals alive on Saturday morning.
The two-meter long whales weigh about 100 to 200 kilograms each.
A number of members from the Bala Wisata beach security guards and local residents attempted to save the whales and get them back into the water.
Two of the whales were too weak to swim after suffering serious wounds.
Agus Rochdianto, spokesman for the Tabanan fishery agency, told news portal beritabali.com many whales had been found stranded along Bali's coast recently.
"We have also found pilot whales stranded in Serangan Beach last January and a humpback whale in Salamadeg beach," he said.
Many factors contribute to this phenomenon including changes in sea conditions such as unusually strong currents and ship sonar systems that affect the mammals's echolocation ability.
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