44 Pilot whales dead in mass stranding on remote island, Locals cut up several for food, Savu, Indonesia
Indonesians eat beached whales in mass stranding
Oct 02, 2012
(AFP)
SAVU, Indonesia (AFP) – Locals on a remote island in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday cut up several dead pilot whales for food after a mass stranding that killed at least 41 of the mammals, an official said.
Villagers look at dying pilot whale stranded on the shore of Savu island in East Nusa Tenggara province on Oct 2, 2012. Fourty-four pilot whales lay beached on the remote Savu island in a mass stranding that left at least 41 dead and several hacked to bits by locals, an official said. The whales beached themselves late on Oct 1 on the island, where there is a culture of whale hunting for consumption. — PHOTO: AFP
A total of 44 pilot whales beached themselves on Monday on the island of Savu in East Nusa Tenggara province, where there is a culture of whale hunting for consumption.
“Locals have hacked into around 11 whales so far and will probably use the flesh for meat,” Savu fishery office chief Dominggus Widu Hau said. “When local fishermen found them before midnight, they were all still alive. But it was already late and there were not enough people to help push them back in.”
More than a dozen fishermen, navy and police officers were still struggling on Tuesday afternoon to keep the three surviving whales alive.
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