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Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Oceans remote Pitt Island

Up to 477 whales have washed up on remote New Zealand beaches in the last few days, making the clearing effort nearly impossible.

Tamzin Henderson/AP

The Department of Conservation said 232 whales stranded themselves Friday at Tupuangi Beach and another 245 at Waihere Bay on Monday.

The deaths come two weeks after about 200 other pilot whales died in Australia in similar circumstances.

The whales beached themselves on the Chatham Islands, about 500 miles east of New Zealand's main islands. None of the whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanized.

The pilot whale deaths come two weeks after about 200 pilot whales also died in Australia after stranding themselves on a remote Tasmanian beach.

The whales beached themselves on the Chatham Islands, about 500 miles east of New Zealand's main islands. None of the whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanized.

Volunteers couldn't mobilize to float the whales back out to sea because of the remote location and the presence of sharks in the nearby waters.