Australia has an excellent response capacity to assist individuals and groups of whales in distress, in cases where assistance is physically and logistically possible.
Government agencies at all levels have worked together over many years to establish strong communications and operations networks to manage and respond to events such as whale and dolphin strandings. As part of this communication network, we are able to share information on unusual stranding events such as the cluster of Risso’s dolphin strandings in late 2014 and early 2015 and a higher than usual number of Kogia strandings in 2016.
Australian Government agencies at all levels have worked together over many years to establish strong communications and operations networks to manage and respond to events such as whale and dolphin strandings.