One of the worst whale beachings in New Zealand’s history occurred Friday morning after more than 400 pilot whales got stuck in the sand. Volunteers and conservation workers raced between whales beached at Farewell Spit at the northern tip of the South Island, sloshing water from buckets over their bodies, which were skewed fins akimbo and over three or four deep in places, the New York Times reports. Kath Inwood a community ranger at New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, told the Times that around 300 volunteers had joined conservation workers at the scene.
Over 400 Whales Have Been Stranded On A New Zealand Beach And Most Have Died
Joseph Hincks, Time
Thu, 02/09/2017 - 7:30pm
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