Mass whale stranding in Golden Bay

Second weekend whale stranding in South Island

Whales stranded on Farewell Spit, Golden Bay. Photo: Project Jonah Crews returned Sunday morning to the scene of a whale stranding in the South Island's Golden Bay.

Mass whale stranding in Golden Bay, New Zealand

Between 20 to 30 whales have stranded in Golden Bay, near the top of the South Island. Project Jonah received reports of a pod of whales coming onshore about 7pm Saturday. Local medics were on site, and the senior Project Jonah team was en route. General manager Daren Grover said they would stay with the whales until last light. Crews were expected to return to the beach just before 6am Sunday. It is the third stranding in the area in the past t…

Mass whale stranding in Golden Bay

It is the third stranding in the area in the past two months.

Three whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand - The Rahnuma Daily

Three whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand Wellington, Jan 19 (IANS) — Three pilot whales died on Sunday, including one euthanised by volunteers, after a group of 30 whales of a range of ages and sizes re-stranded near the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Island, the third stranding in the area in the past two months. Volunteers from the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Project Jonah, the organization protecting and conserving w…