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View all search resultsTen beached pilot whales die in NTT
Authorities suspect the whales were stranded on the beach after following the ocean's current while looking for food.
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ocal fishermen found 11 pilot whales stranded on Lie Jaka and Bekel beaches in Ledeunu subdistrict, Sabu Raijua regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday morning.
Only one made its way to the open sea while the other 10 died.
“A fisherman identified as Riwu Willa found five whales at first while looking for seaweed in Lie Jaka Beach. Other fishermen then found another six around a dock in Bekel Beach,” Sabu Raijua Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Jack Seubelan said on Thursday.
He added that the locals had tried to push the whales into the sea but only managed to save one.
Authorities later buried the dead whales at the beach, but only after locals had cut up four of them and distributed the meat. The burial was done on Thursday by residents who were guided by officials of the Kupang Water Conservation Area Agency (BKKPN) by phone as they could not arrive at the beach until the next day.
Kupang BKKPN head Ikram Sangadji said the short-finned pilot whale usually lived in pods of up to 100 whales that have strong social bonds.
“There’s a possibility that more whales will get stranded.”
