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Rotting sperm whale carcass forces relocation of Tasmania's largest open water swim
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A 40-tonne sperm whale carcass has been decomposing on a Tasmanian beach for the past month and the state's environment department says it is not feasible to move it. The carcass, and concerns about it attracting shar...
A 40-tonne sperm whale carcass has been decomposing on a Tasmanian beach for the past month and the state's environment department says it is not feasible to move it.
The carcass, and concerns about it attracting sharks, has forced the annual Devil of a Swim to be moved from Bicheno to Coles Bay.
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A 40-tonne sperm whale carcass has been decomposing on a Tasmanian beach for the past month and the state's environment department says it is not feasible to move it.
The carcass, and concerns about it attracting sharks, has forced the annual Devil of a Swim to be moved from Bicheno to Coles Bay.
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