477 whales die in 'heartbreaking' New Zealand strandings

By Associated Press

Oct 12, 2022 4:38 pm

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say.

None of the stranded whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanized in a 'heartbreaking' loss, said Daren Grover, the general manager of Project Jonah, a nonprofit group which helps rescue whales.

A string of dead pilot whales line the beach at Tupuangi Beach, Chatham Islands, in New Zealand's Chatham Archipelago, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. PHOTO BY TAMZIN HENDERSON VIA AP

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