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Dozens of Pilot Whales Stranded on New Zealand Coast
- On Thursday, the Department of Conservation reported nearly 50 pilot whales stranded along the rugged Ngawi coastline near Cape Palliser on New Zealand's North Island.
- DOC staff, local Maori volunteers, and marine medics from Project Jonah worked to keep surviving whales cool and hydrated using buckets of water and towels during rescue efforts.
- Most of the pod succumbed to their injuries, with local resident Rob Bargh telling Radio New Zealand that survivors were on their 'last breaths'.
- By Thursday evening, the final four surviving whales had died, including two that rescuers had successfully refloated during high tide.
- While strandings are common in New Zealand and Australia due to large pilot whale populations, DOC noted this area had not recorded a mass event since the 1990s.
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Nikki Carmichael (Project Jonah): 14 in total, some already taken off the current (ANSA)
·Rome, Italy
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On the coast of the North Island of New Zealand, more than a dozen white-throated dolphins have become stranded. Most have died, and rescuers are trying to return the survivors to the sea.
·Zagreb, Croatia
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Protothema+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
So far, only two whales have been successfully released back into the sea.
·Marousi, Greece
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Coverage Details
Total News Sources43
Leaning Left4Leaning Right6Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Center
L 25%
C 38%
R 37%
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