Another dead whale found floating off K’gari coast
Just days after a dead humpback was found off the coast of K’gari, a second badly decomposed whale has been discovered.
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Another dead whale has been found off the coast of K’gari.
A member of the public reported the whale carcass to the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation on October 4, south of Big Woody Island in very shallow water.
It comes after another dead whale was towed by marine park rangers after a member of the public reported the mammal to the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation on September 22.
That incident happened near Dream Island off K’gari.
In a separate incident days later, a humpback whale was able to free itself after being stranded for several hours in Box Gutter near Moon Point.
In relation to the latest incident, marine park rangers carried out a visual inspection of the whale and confirmed it was dead, a statement from DESI said.
It was highly decomposed and rangers were unable to identify the species.
It is not able to be towed to another location due to the state of advanced decomposition of the carcass.
The northerly winds and favourable neap tides over the next few days are expected to keep the animal in the shallow water.
During the annual migration, whales can strand or die for different reasons including poor health, injury or predation, the statement read.
Whenever a whale strands or moves on the tides in open water, people are advised to stay away from the animal. Whales can carry zoonotic diseases, and people are advised never to touch them.
People must be aware that sharks feed on whale carcasses, which can increase the danger if people approach a stranded or deceased whale.
Deceased or stranded marine life, including whales, should be reported immediately to DESI on 1300 130 372 or to the relevant council.
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