Add InterestMore than 150 whales have become stranded in Hamelin Bay in western Australia, and only 15 of them were still alive on Friday, authorities said. The mammals are believed to be short-finned pilot whales. The stranded animals were first spotted by a commercial fisherman early on Friday morning. A shark alert has been issued by the Fisheries Department as the stranded whales may attract the ocean predators. That year, 320 long-finned pilot whales beached themselves.

Source: ABC News March 23, 2018 08:22 UTC