500 pilot whales dead after New Zealand mass strandings
Wellington (AFP) Oct 11, 2022
About 500 pilot whales have died in mass strandings on New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands, the government said Tuesday after ruling out a rescue effort in the area's shark-filled waters. Two "super pods" of the dolphin-related cetaceans beached on two islands in the remote chain and survivors were euthanised, according to the Department of Conservation. On Friday, 250 beached pilot wha
