Rescuers Struggle to Save up to 50 Stranded Pilot Whales on New Zealand Coast
Rescuers and local volunteers tried to keep survivors wet and refloat them as health checks continued, with four whales still alive by Thursday evening.
- 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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