Pilot whales that perished in two mass strandings in south-west WA over the past two years are found to be carrying salmonella, something not detected in the species before.
More than 200 volunteers gave up their time to try and help the pilot whale s stranded near Albany .128 pilot whale s have died in two mass strandings in WA in the past 18 months, and scientists are looking for answers.
Last July, 97 pilot whales died at Cheynes Beach near Albany, and a further 31 perished at Toby Inlet off Dunsborough in April this year. "We're looking for firstly disease or to be able to exclude diseases," Dr Holly Raudino, marine scientist at DBCA, told Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Radio Perth. "We did a follow-up with the more recent Toby Inlet stranding and again, this has shown up and the reason that it is interesting and surprising is it hasn't really been detected before.She said there was no record of salmonella being detected in pilot whales previously.Navigation difficulty ruled out
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