477 Stranded Whales Die On Remote New Zealand Islands
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Hundreds of pilot whales that beached on the Chatham Islands died of natural causes or were euthanized, according to New Zealand's Department of Conservation.
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.
It's just the latest mass stranding event to rock the Oceania region in recent weeks.