Some of the stranded pilot whales on a King Island beach are seen in this handout obtained March 2, 2009. Rescuers were trying on Monday to save dozens of pilot whales after almost 200 beached themselves on an island near Australia's southern state of Tasmania, with many already dead. [Xinhuanet.com]

Some of the stranded pilot whales on a King Island beach are seen in this handout obtained March 2, 2009. [Xinhuanet.com]

(Xinhua News Agency March 2, 2009)