The pilot whale deaths come two weeks after about 200 pilot whales also died in Australia after stranding themselves on a remote Tasmanian beach.
have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say.
The Department of Conservation said 232 whales stranded themselves Friday at Tupuangi Beach and another 245 at Waihere Bay on Monday.The stranded pilot whales are pictured on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, on the west coast of the Chatham Islands, located about 500 miles east of New Zealand's main islands. on a remote Tasmanian beach.
"We do not actively refloat whales on the Chatham Islands due to the risk of shark attack to humans and the whales themselves, so euthanasia was the kindest option," said Dave Lundquist, a technical marine advisor for the conservation department.
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