Mass Whale Stranding – New Zealand
More than two dozen long-finned pilot whales have died after stranding at Farewell Spit, a remote beach on New Zealand’s South Island where such strandings often occur. In New Zealand, long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) account for the majority of mass strandings, where two or more whales or dolphins strand at one time.
The most recent stranding involved 34 long-finned pilot whales, 29 of which had already perished when wildlife rangers arrived at the site on Thursday (March 17) evening. Five pilot whales were refloated of which one became stranded again and had to be euthanized.
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