Wildlife

Pilot Whales Beach in Nova Scotia

Sixteen pilot whales beached on a shore near Judique, Cape Breton, Tuesday morning, sparking a rescue effort involving about 20 people.

Andrew Reid with the Marine Animal Response Society said 10 of the whales were pushed into deeper water and survived. Six others died. The whales ranged in size, including a baby that was less than a metre long and adults that were up to 3½ metres in length. The rescuers were told that if the pilot whales' blowhole isn't kept upright, the whales would die.