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500 Pilot Whales Die In New Zealand, Shark Attack Risk Rules Out Rescue
About 500 pilot whales have died in mass strandings on New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands, the government said Tuesday after ruling out a rescue effort in the area's shark-filled waters.
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Dozens Of Whales Die In New Zealand's "Death Trap" Beach
More than two dozen whales died in a mass stranding at a New Zealand beach renowned as a death trap for the ocean giants, wildlife rangers said Friday.
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"I'll Never Forget Their Cries": Blogger Finds 145 Stranded Whales On New Zealand Beach
A travel blogger who came across the heartbreaking sight of 145 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand has described it as "the worst night of my entire life."
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6 Stranded Whales Refloated In New Zealand
Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand today, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of marine mammals.
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New Zealand Warns Of Exploding Whale Carcasses After Mass Stranding
New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals "like balloons", to avoid them exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay after more than 600 whales became stranded.
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As 300 Whales Swim Away, Hope That New Zealand's Crisis May Be Over
Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic on Sunday that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the creatures died after being stranded ashore.
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200 More Whales Stranded On Notorious New Zealand Coastline
Another 200 whales were stranded on a New Zealand coastline late Saturday, frustrating rescuers who had battled through the day and even defied a shark threat to try and keep them at sea.
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New Zealand Rescuers Form Human Chain To Help Stranded Whales
Whale rescuers in New Zealand linked arms in neck-deep water on Saturday to try and prevent about 200 pilot whales from stranding themselves again in a remote bay, where 300 of the animals died this week.
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400 Whales Stranded On Beach, Thrashing Tails In Distress
More than 400 whales were stranded on a New Zealand beach Friday, with hundreds already dead as volunteers raced to refloat the survivors, the Department of Conservation said.
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100 Whales Die After New Zealand Stranding
More than 100 pilot whales that stranded on a New Zealand beach have died, conservation officials said Saturday, voicing grave fears for more than 90 others from the pod.
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Mass whale stranding on New Zealand coast
At least 13 pilot whales were beached on Tuesday on a remote New Zealand coastline and conservation officials were desperately battling to prevent another 50 from reaching the shore.
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107 whales die after stranding on beach
All members of a pod of 107 pilot whales that stranded on a remote New Zealand beach have died, including 48 that were euthanised, the government's conservation department said on Monday.The stranded whales were discovered by hikers on Sunday near Cavalier Creek on Stewart Island, off the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island.Conservation depa...
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500 Pilot Whales Die In New Zealand, Shark Attack Risk Rules Out Rescue
About 500 pilot whales have died in mass strandings on New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands, the government said Tuesday after ruling out a rescue effort in the area's shark-filled waters.
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Dozens Of Whales Die In New Zealand's "Death Trap" Beach
More than two dozen whales died in a mass stranding at a New Zealand beach renowned as a death trap for the ocean giants, wildlife rangers said Friday.
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"I'll Never Forget Their Cries": Blogger Finds 145 Stranded Whales On New Zealand Beach
A travel blogger who came across the heartbreaking sight of 145 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand has described it as "the worst night of my entire life."
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6 Stranded Whales Refloated In New Zealand
Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand today, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of marine mammals.
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New Zealand Warns Of Exploding Whale Carcasses After Mass Stranding
New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals "like balloons", to avoid them exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay after more than 600 whales became stranded.
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As 300 Whales Swim Away, Hope That New Zealand's Crisis May Be Over
Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic on Sunday that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the creatures died after being stranded ashore.
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200 More Whales Stranded On Notorious New Zealand Coastline
Another 200 whales were stranded on a New Zealand coastline late Saturday, frustrating rescuers who had battled through the day and even defied a shark threat to try and keep them at sea.
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New Zealand Rescuers Form Human Chain To Help Stranded Whales
Whale rescuers in New Zealand linked arms in neck-deep water on Saturday to try and prevent about 200 pilot whales from stranding themselves again in a remote bay, where 300 of the animals died this week.
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400 Whales Stranded On Beach, Thrashing Tails In Distress
More than 400 whales were stranded on a New Zealand beach Friday, with hundreds already dead as volunteers raced to refloat the survivors, the Department of Conservation said.
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100 Whales Die After New Zealand Stranding
More than 100 pilot whales that stranded on a New Zealand beach have died, conservation officials said Saturday, voicing grave fears for more than 90 others from the pod.
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Mass whale stranding on New Zealand coast
At least 13 pilot whales were beached on Tuesday on a remote New Zealand coastline and conservation officials were desperately battling to prevent another 50 from reaching the shore.
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107 whales die after stranding on beach
All members of a pod of 107 pilot whales that stranded on a remote New Zealand beach have died, including 48 that were euthanised, the government's conservation department said on Monday.The stranded whales were discovered by hikers on Sunday near Cavalier Creek on Stewart Island, off the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island.Conservation depa...
