New Zealand strandings leave 477 pilot whales dead - Portland Press Herald
They could not be refloated because of the remote location and presence of sharks in the surrounding waters.
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They could not be refloated because of the remote location and presence of sharks in the surrounding waters.
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.
Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say.
Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say.
The remote Chatham Islands are one of the country’s ‘stranding hotspots.’