2/15/2017
Around 600 pilot whales recently became stranded on a New Zealand beach, around 400 of which died before volunteers could refloat them back into ...
Hundreds of pilot whales lay stranded at Farewell Spit near Nelson, New Zealand, Friday, February 10, after beaching themselves. (Photo: AFP/Tim ...
2/14/2017
Wellington: The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand with the beach closed over fears the ...
The miserable stranding of hundreds of whales along Farewell Spit and the quick response from volunteers and whale lovers at the tip of the South ...
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of whale strandings in the world, and Friday's event was the nation's third-biggest in recorded history, the AP ...
Hundreds of pilot whales that have died while getting stranded on New Zealand's coastline are at risk of exploding while crews try to move the dead ...
People turned out in their hundreds to help save the pilot whales after pods were ... A volunteer waters down a pilot whale stranded on Farewell Spit.
Many of the original pod of whales had to be put down, and Karen and Todd prepared to leave Farewell Spit - only for the second pod of around 200 ...
FILE - Volunteers try to assist some more stranded pilot whales that came to shore in the afternoon after one of the country's largest recorded mass ...
Now the mission is to move the carcasses of about 300 whales that died in the mass stranding on Farewell Spit in Golden Bay, an event that saw more ...
On Monday, hundreds of rescuers and New Zealand authorities were busy in cutting holes on the carcasses of the whales in order to avoid the ...
2/13/2017
Over the weekend, coastline surrounding Farewell Spit, New Zealand, was covered in helpless pilot whales and volunteers trying to save them.
On Monday, conservation authorities in #New Zealand were cutting holes into approximately 300 dead whales to prevent them from exploding on the ...
Wellington (AFP) - The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed ...
WELLINGTON: The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed ...
The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach closed over fears the ...
This handout from the New Zealand Department of Conservation taken and released on Feb 10, 2017 shows pilot whales, which beached themselves ...
Some of the hundreds of stranded pilot whales marked with an 'X' to indicate they have died can be seen together after one of the country's largest ...
All told, almost 700 whales washed up on Farewell Spit in what is now the third-largest whale stranding since data collection began in the 1800s, and ...
A dead pilot whale lay on a beach at Farewell Spit in New Zealand on Saturday as volunteers tried to help the stranded whales that still had a chance ...
A German tourist who jumped off his bike and waded into the sea to stop whales from stranding deserves a beer, the Department of Conservation ...
"This is good news," it said in a statement this morning after more than 700 whales stranded in the area over the weekend and hundreds of volunteers ...
About 200 pilot whales milling around in the sea near Farewell Spit yesterday seem to headed into deeper waters overnight. At first light DoC rangers ...
Overnight more than 200 stranded whales were able to swim away, bringing good news to an otherwise distressing effort to save more than 400 ...
One of New Zealand's largest whale strandings in history has created a disgusting threat to beachgoers and volunteers on Farewell Spit nature ...
New Zealand is no stranger to beached whales. Every year, rescuers help refloat many disoriented mammals that get stuck in the coastal waters or ...
PUPONGA, New Zealand - Hundreds of dead, stranded whales are being punctured so they do not explode as volunteers work to rescue and prod ...
In one of New Zealand's largest mass whale beachings, over 240 pilot whales were saved by the coming tide. Since Thursday night, hundreds of the ...
Beachgoers in New Zealand have been warned to steer clear of exploding whales after the mass stranding that left hundreds of whale carcasses ...
The third largest mass whale beaching in New Zealand history is taking place in the Golden Bay area. 400 whales have died and concerns remain ...
All told, nearly 700 whales washed up on Farewell Spit in what is now the third-largest whale stranding since data collection began in the 1800s, and ...
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals "like balloons", ...
Almost 350 whales have died on a New Zealand beach and now volunteers and the authorities have started the huge process of cleaning up.
Much like a dream deferred, a beached whale explodes. It doesn't happen 100 percent of the time, but when the resulting smell is “one of the worst ...
The whale carcasses in the mass stranding event are poised to be moved in an area not open to the public, where the bodies will be buried in the ...
New Zealand authorities get ready to cut holes in 300 whale carcasses so they don't explode as they decompose on the beach at Golden Bay.
Each year locals from Golden Bay at the top of New Zealand's South Island know to expect a whale beaching at a narrow strip of sand curving into the ...
(CNN) Conservation officials have been puncturing the carcasses of hundreds of dead pilot whales stranded on a New Zealand beach to prevent them ...
Hundreds of whales stranded on a New Zealand beach have died as authorities cut holes in their carcasses to prevent them from exploding. Rescuers ...
2/12/2017
Wellington: New Zealand authorities on Monday said they will move the carcasses of 300 pilot whales that died in a mass stranding on a remote ...
WELLINGTON: Whale lovers in New Zealand finally received some good news yesterday after more than 200 stranded whales managed to refloat ...
Volunteers try to guide some of the stranded pilot whales still alive (in background) back out to sea after one of the country's largest recorded mass ...
DOC staff are keeping a watch on the shore around the Taupata Point area of Golden Bay for any pilot whales stranding. DOC staff in a boat were ...
New Zealand authorities have said they will move the carcasses of hundreds of whales that died in a mass stranding to an area not open to the public.
On Saturday afternoon a second pod of over 200 pilot whales hit the shore, turning this into the second largest mass stranding of whales in New ...
New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals “like balloons”, to avoid them exploding as ...
Rescue efforts to save a new pod of whales continue in New Zealand after a recent incident saw hundreds of whales swimming aground.
Neha Tapuke's ended his week long holiday locked in a heartbreaking battle to save 400 stricken pilot whales which had stranded at Farewell Spit.
New Zealand authorities have been cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses, popping the dead animals "like balloons" to avoid them exploding as they ...
The devastating mass stranding event that saw more than 650 pilot whales beach themselves in New Zealand over the weekend is finally over, with ...
Wellington, New Zealand: Rescuers found no newly stranded whales Monday on a notorious stretch of New Zealand's coastline where hundreds of ...
New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals "like balloons", to avoid them exploding as ...
WELLINGTON: New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals “like balloons“, to avoid ...
To safety: The pilot whales swimming away after they were guided to deeper water following a mass stranding at Farewell Spit, New Zealand. — AFP.
Wellington (AFP) - Rescuers found no newly stranded whales Monday on a notorious stretch of New Zealand's coastline where hundreds of marine ...
Rescuers found no newly stranded whales Monday on a notorious stretch of New Zealand's coastline where hundreds of marine mammals died after ...
Rescuers formed a human chain to save 200 pilot whales from stranding on a beach in New Zealand where hundreds had already died. The human ...
In total, some 650 whales were found along the beach, which has gained notoriety as a location where whales frequently wash ashore. Previous ...
A government department is bringing in a digger to move the carcasses of the pilot whales that died after becoming stranded on Farewell Spit last ...
The cleanup will begin today after almost 600 pilot whales became stranded in New Zealand, in one of the country's biggest whale strandings in ...
Rescuers in Golden Bay can breathe a giant sigh of relief today following the first night of no whale strandings. The three separate pods that beached ...
The dead whales at Farewell Spit are to have holes poked in them this morning in an attempt to prevent the carcasses from exploding, or drifting out to ...
FAREWELL SPIT (New Zealand) • Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic yesterday that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was ...
After the successful rescue of more than 200 stranded pilot whales at Golden Bay during the weekend, DoC staff now have to decide what to do with ...
About 416 whales were stranded Friday; many got free but were then restranded. Hundreds of whales died. It was the third largest mass stranding in ...
Volunteers and whale watchers finally caught a break on Sunday when more than 200 stranded whales were able to free themselves and swim away.
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has closed off a beach where hundreds of pilot whales are stranded amid fears the rotting carcasses ...
Hundreds of pilot whales died after the strandings in Golden Bay over the weekend, while a smaller number were refloated with the help of officials ...
In a photograph taken Saturday, volunteers prop up a pilot whale at Farewell Spit in New Zealand. Overnight, more than 200 of the stranded whales ...
In two separate mass strandings, more than 650 pilot whales beached ... Though the area is notorious for whale strandings, few people had seen one ...
Volunteers helping stranded whales at Farewell Spit faced a near-hopeless task in what is now mainland New Zealand's biggest stranding since ...
These were hard days for the volunteers. But at the end there was reason for hope. Some of New Zealand's beached pilot whales have successfully ...
The task of dealing with between 250 to 300 dead pilot whales on a New Zealand beach gets under way today. More than 300 whales died on ...
A mass stranding of pilot whales at Golden Bay's Farewell Spit has prompted a number of theories as to what caused it. More than 300 whales died ...
Early on Saturday, dozens of volunteers worked to re-float about 100 of the 40o whales that mysteriously beached themselves in New Zealand.
Last Saturday, dozens of volunteers worked to refloat about 100 of the 400 whales that mysteriously beached themselves in New Zealand. But their ...
Seventeen pilot whales that were part of a "strange" mass stranding in New Zealand have returned to a large pod and were swimming off shore, ...
After more than 650 whales stranded on Farewell Spit since Friday, conservation officials are optimistic that the crisis is over. Hundreds of volunteers ...
Researchers are hoping that one of the worst whale strandings ever witnessed in New Zealand is over, after more than 300 animals died. As many as ...
According to reports, experts are cautiously optimistic as they declared the whale stranding crisis to be over. Over the weekend, New Zealand ...
More than 300 whales have escaped from a beach in New Zealand after becoming trapped on a shallow peninsula. Two separate incidents at ...
A FRESH group of whales who grounded themselves on a remote beach in New Zealand have refloated themselves and returned to sea.
The Department of Conservation is trying to figure out what to do with the carcasses of hundreds of whales left on the South Island's Farewell Spit.
2/11/2017
The crisis began early Friday when a pod of 416 whales were found stranded on the 26km Farewell Spit, with hundreds more following them over the ...
Farewell Spit, New Zealand - Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic Sunday that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Whale lovers in New Zealand finally got some good news after more than 200 stranded whales managed to refloat ...
Just over 400 pilot whales beached themselves off New Zealand's South Island on Friday local time, followed by a second pod of 240 at the same spot ...
The Department of Conservation has had to close off a beach covered in rotting whale carcasses, as they could "explode" on volunteers. Department ...
New Zealand conservation authorities said 240 pilot whales that were stranded overnight at a remote bay which only days earlier had a larger ...
More than 650 pilot whales beached themselves along Farewell Spit at the tip of the South Island in two separate mass strandings over the past ...
(Tim Cuff/New Zealand Herald via AP). In this Friday, Feb 10, 2017 photo, German visitor Lea Stubbe rubs water on a pilot whale that beached itself at ...
Whale lovers in New Zealand finally got some good news on Sunday after more than 200 stranded whales managed to refloat themselves overnight ...
Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic Sunday that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the creatures ...
Volunteers look after a pod of stranded pilot whales as they prepare to refloat them after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings.
Volunteers guide a stranded whale back to sea on Saturday. ... The main pod of 240-odd whales that refloated last night is moving in an easterly ...
Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic on Sunday that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the ...
More than 600 pilot whales have washed ashore New Zealand's South Island over the past two days. Officials and volunteers are working to return the ...
The 5.2 quake that struck the South Island this morning was another typical jolt that could be expected in a major aftershock sequence that has already ...
A pod of 240 whales have refloated themselves back out to sea after becoming stranded on a New Zealand beach. The group of pilot whales beached ...
New Zealand's Department of Conservation discovered 416 pilot whales washed ashore on Friday morning at Farewell Spit, in what has been the ...
More whales have beached themselves at Golden Bay overnight. Our crews are in the area bringing you the latest, as we head into day three of the ...
A new pod of 240 whales has swum aground at a remote New Zealand beach just hours after weary volunteers managed to refloat a different group of ...
Early on Saturday, dozens of volunteers worked to refloat about 100 of the 40o whales that mysteriously beached themselves in New Zealand.
The majority of the latest pod of 240 whales that became stranded in Golden Bay last night have refloated themselves, but 17 remain onshore, DoC ...
Seventeen whales have washed up less than a kilometre away from where 416 stranded themselves on Friday, and DOC warns there are a 'number' ...
Dozens of volunteers and rescuers in New Zealand linked arms in neck-deep water on Saturday to try and prevent a new pod of 240 whales from ...
More whales beached themselves at Golden Bay overnight. Our crews have been in the area bringing you the latest on day three of the stranded ...
Whale rescue volunteers face a "daunting task" in New Zealand as they once again take up the battle to save hundreds of pilot whale lives, the DOC ...
Volunteers are using two boats to guide the 17 pilot whales that were stranded at Golden Bay this morning to the rest of the their pod and try to coax ...
Whale rescue volunteers face a "daunting task" on Sunday as they once again take up the battle to save hundreds of pilot whale lives, the DOC says.
Whale rescue volunteers face a 'daunting task' in New Zealand as they once again take up the battle to save hundreds of pilot whale beached on a ...
A few days ago, New Zealand residents woke up to a sad, surprising sight. Over four hundred pilot whales stranded themselves on a beach, but about ...
Volunteers have woken up to some good news at Farewell Spit after 240 new whales stranded yesterday afternoon. Most of the pilot whales have ...
The fight to save scores of beached whales in one of New Zealand's biggest whale strandings on record was far from over as more of the animals ...
Doc spokesperson Herb Christophers said the latest stranded whales were beached lower down the spit than Thursday's pod, making it more difficult ...
Project Jonah are calling for more volunteers to help at Farewell Spit this morning as more whale strandings are likely.
Volunteers in New Zealand are struggling to keep pace with hundreds of pilot whales that have accidentally beached themselves and need assistance ...
Hundreds of whales have died after beaching themselves at a remote beach in New Zealand over the past few days. Scores of volunteers have ...
Hundreds of volunteers last night kept a vigil over 120 whales restranded on Farewell Spit near Golden Bay. Project Jonah and local volunteers were ...
The day began with grim resolve, as volunteers descended upon a remote New Zealand beach to try to send some 100 beached pilot whales back to ...
whale-stranded-nz.jpg A member of the public looks at the dead Pilot whales during a mass stranding at Farewell Spit on February 11, 2017. GETTY.
Dozens of weary volunteers have formed a human chain to prevent a pod of stranded whales which washed up off a New Zealand coast from ...
Another 200 whales were stranded on a New Zealand coastline late Saturday, frustrating rescuers who had battled through the day and even defied a ...
INTERNET theorists claim one of the largest mass beachings of whales ... Thursday's incident was New Zealand's largest known whale stranding ...
A new pod of 240 whales has beached itself on a remote New Zealand beach just hours after weary volunteers managed to re-float a different group of ...
The mass stranding of whales on a remote beach in New Zealand has taken a turn for the worse as 240 more arrived. Earlier on Saturday, volunteers ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hours after rescuers managed to re-float a group of beached whales, a new group swam aground on New Zealand's ...
A DESPERATE mercy mission has been underway to save more than 100 whales amid New Zealand's the worst stranding. Neck deep, rescuers ...
A new pod of 240 whales swam aground at a remote New Zealand beach Saturday just hours after weary volunteers managed to refloat a different ...
2/10/2017
The tragic decision has been made to euthanise 20 pilot whales that beached again in New Zealand after one of the country's largest recorded mass ...
Rescuers linked arms to form a human chain in a daring rescue to save 100 whales - in what's become the worst mass stranding in decades in New ...
A group of about 100 volunteers, supported by three boats, successfully turned the whales away from shore by blocking their path, conservation ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Whale rescuers in New Zealand linked arms in neck-deep water on Saturday to try and prevent about 200 pilot whales from ...
Whale rescuers in New Zealand linked arms in neck-deep water on Saturday to try and prevent about 200 pilot whales from stranding themselves ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A new pod of 240 whales swam aground at a remote New Zealand beach on Saturday just hours after weary ...
Volunteers in New Zealand managed to refloat about 100 surviving pilot whales on Saturday and are hoping they will swim back out to sea after more ...
Two groups of previously stranded whales at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay are beached again and Department of Conservation is urgently calling for ...
Volunteers in New Zealand have managed to refloat about 100 surviving pilot whales, after more than 400 of the sea animals had stranded earlier this ...
Volunteers in New Zealand have managed to refloat about 100 of the 400 pilot whales that swam aground on a remote beach on Friday. Many of the ...
Whale rescue volunteers sang to and even named many of the pilot whales stranded on Farewell Spit near Nelson. More than 400 whales beached ...
The difficult decision has been made to euthanise 20 pilot whales that have stranded again in New Zealand, but 80 refloated whales remain offshore.
About 100 whales that survived one of New Zealand's biggest beachings have been successfully refloated, though there were fears a second pod with ...
More than 300 pilot whales have been killed after being stranded on a beach as rescuers desperately try to keep more from coming onshore.
Hundreds of volunteers at Farewell Spit have formed a human chain, out in the water, to stop a pod of about 200 whales from coming into shore.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Volunteers in New Zealand managed to refloat about 100 surviving pilot whales on Saturday and are hoping they will ...
A new pod of about 200 whales have approached Farewell Spit as boats and a human chain of rescuers attempt to prevent the animals from beaching ...
A new pod of about 200 whales have approached Farewell Spit as boats and a human chain of rescuers attempt to prevent the animals from beaching ...
Volunteers have formed a human chain in neck-deep water to prevent a hundred re-floated whales from stranding again, as a second pod threatens to ...
Volunteers have formed a human chain in neck-deep water to prevent a hundred re-floated whales from stranding again, as a second pod threatens to ...
About 100 whales seemed to have been rescued and put back into the bay, where they joined another pod of about 200 whales but onlookers say the ...
Farewell Spit (New Zealand) (AFP) - Rescue workers are in a race against time to refloat 100 whales stranded on a New Zealand shore a day after a ...
Farewell Spit (New Zealand) (AFP) - Rescue workers are in a race against time to refloat 100 whales stranded on a New Zealand shore a day after a ...
Rescue workers are in a race against time to refloat 100 whales stranded on a New Zealand shore a day after a mass beaching left hundreds dead.
By the time Ceree Morrison found hundreds of pilot whales washed ashore on a remote beach in New Zealand 250 to 300 of them were already dead.
By the time Ceree Morrison found hundreds of pilot whales washed ashore on a remote beach in New Zealand 250 to 300 of them were already dead.
A human chain of whale rescue volunteers has formed in the waters off Farewell Spit to stop more pilot whales stranding. Another pod of whales is ...
A human chain of whale rescue volunteers has formed in the waters off Farewell Spit to stop more pilot whales stranding. Another pod of whales is ...
A difficult decision has been made to euthanise 20 pilot whales that have re-stranded at Farewell Spit but 80 refloated whales remain offshore.
There was a successful refloat of whales on Saturday and a pod of 200 were kept at sea, but joy turned to despair with three new strandings about ...
The latest on what's happening at Farewell Spit where a new whale stranding has followed refloating efforts today.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It was the sound of soft sighs and cries in the half-light that first struck Cheree Morrison, and then as the dawn ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It was the sound of soft sighs and cries in the half-light that first struck Cheree Morrison, and then as the dawn ...
Some time between Thursday evening and Friday morning, over 400 whales, adults and babies, beached themselves on the sands of South Island's ...
The carcasses of 300 whales that died after a mass stranding on Farewell Spit will either be buried or left to decompose at sea. An estimated 70 per ...
Volunteers desperately trying to save 100 surviving whales that have beached on Farewell Spit are being warned about the risk of sharks in the water.
One hundred live whales have this morning been found stranded on Farewell Spit, ... A volunteer helps keep a stranded whale cool at Farewell Spit.
More than 400 pilot whales have become beached along a remote New Zealand beach, and it's now a race against time to save them. A group of 416 ...
The Department of Conservation is trying to refloat more than 100 of the living whales back to into the bay from Farewell Spit, and so far 50 have ...
Over 400 pilot whales have beached themselves on a New Zealand shore in what is considered the largest mass stranding in decades. Hundreds of ...
More than 400 pilot whales beached themselves on Thursday in one of the worst whale stranding New Zealand has ever seen. The animals washed ...
More than 400 pilot whales stranded on a beach in New Zealand overnight, with 250 to 300 of the cetaceans already dead this morning in what is ...
More than 400 pilot whales stranded on a beach in New Zealand overnight, with 250 to 300 of the cetaceans already dead this morning in what is ...
In what's considered the largest mass stranding in decades, over 400 pilot whales have beached themselves on a New Zealand shore. Hundreds of ...
More than 400 whales were stranded on a New Zealand beach Friday, with hundreds already dead as volunteers raced to refloat the survivors, the ...
More than 400 whales were stranded on a New Zealand beach Friday, with hundreds already dead as volunteers raced to refloat the survivors, the ...
More than 400 pilot whales were beached in New Zealand on Thursday, leaving hundreds of volunteers and conservation workers to scramble to save ...
Some 416 pilot whales became beached at Fairwell Spit on New Zealand's South Island on Friday in what is believed to be the country's biggest ever ...
Whales, crying and sighing, lay stranded on the beach before them, Morrison told The Washington Post. At first there seemed to be a couple hundred, ...
About three-quarters of the whales had already died by the time they were discovered Friday morning at a place called Farewell Spit on South Island.
About 275 of the pilot whales were already dead when Morrison and two colleagues found them Friday on Farewell Spit at the tip of the South Island.
Rescuers are trying to save scores of pilot whales in a remote bay in New Zealand, where some 300 carcasses littered the beach after one of the ...
2/9/2017
More than 400 whales were stranded on a New Zealand beach Friday, with most of them dying quickly as frustrated volunteers desperately raced to ...
An effort to refloat about 130 whales earlier in the day had only partial success, with about 50 whales seen swimming in the bay off Farewell Spit, on ...
Rescuers are trying to saves cores of pilot whales in a remote bay in New Zealand, where some 300 carcasses littered the beach after one of the ...
As night falls at Farewell Spit, rescuers face an anxious wait to see whether the 80 to 90 whales stranded there survive the night. Having been cared ...
The morning will reveal whether or not any of the surviving whales live to ... Hundreds of volunteers turned out to help at a mass whale stranding in ...
Having been cared for by hundreds of volunteers, about 50 surviving whales were left alone overnight. It had been hoped they would re-float naturally ...
The mass stranding of more than 400 pilot whales on the beaches of New Zealand on Friday ranks among the worst in a nation accustomed to the ...
Volunteers trying to keep alive some of the pilot whales beached at the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island on Friday. Officials said it was one ...
Wellington: More than 400 whales were stranded on a New Zealand beach Friday, with most of them dying quickly as frustrated volunteers ...
The Farewell Spit stranding is among the largest in history - not just in New Zealand, but worldwide - so why are pilot whales so drawn to this area?
Volunteers try to keep alive some of the hundreds of stranded pilot whales after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings on ...
(CNN) Desperate efforts are underway to save dozens of pilot whales still alive after hundreds stranded themselves on a New Zealand beach, in the ...
The department's Golden Bay operations manager Andrew Lamason told Larry Williams the whales' behaviour indicates that something is wrong.
Nina Hindmarsh was amongst the first people to arrive at the mass stranding of pilot whales at Farewell Spit. It was an overwhelming and emotional ...
The crowd cheered as the whale tentatively made its way back out to sea. ... a single false killer whale stranded on Christchurch's Waimairi Beach.
Over 400 pilot whales have stranded on Farewell Spit at the northern end of the Golden Bay in New Zealand, with only 100 of them surviving, New ...
Dozens of volunteers form a barrier in Golden Bay in an effort to prevent more whales from stranding themselves after hundreds died on Thursday ...
There are concerns that a number of whales rescued after stranding at Farewell Spit today could re-strand themselves overnight.
Volunteers in New Zealand are racing to rescue survivors after more than 400 pilot whales beached themselves. About 300 stranded whales died ...
Whales can survive up to fours days stranded, however given that 75 per cent of them were dead when teams arrived indicates the pod was in pretty ...
Volunteers in New Zealand are racing to save 100 pilot whales stranded on a remote beach on the South Island. Another 300 whales have already ...
A whale expert is not surprised by today's mass stranding of pilot whales at ... Pilot whales are strong socially bonded animals that come together in ...
An animal expert says it is unlikely seismic testing caused more than 300 whales to beach themselves at Farewell Spit. Professor Liz Slooton, of the ...
Rescuers are racing to save hundreds of pilot whales in New Zealand after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings. Up to 300 ...
It says a total of 416 whales were stranded, and 50 whales have now been refloated and are out at sea. About 80-90 are still alive on the beach, and ...
People stand between some of the hundreds of stranded pilot whales that have died after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings, ...
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 ...
Record numbers of three dolphin species found off Scotland's west coast were found during a survey by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust ...
416 pilot whales have been stranded on a New Zealand beach Friday morning, in one of the worst incidences of its kind in the country's history.
A young girl and her mother travelled from Nelson to Farwell Spit today to help with the mass whale stranding where they've been trying to save one ...
Stranded pilot whales are seen on the beach in Golden Bay, New Zealand after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings on Friday ...
WELLINGTON: Rescuers are racing to save hundreds of pilot whales in New Zealand's picturesque Golden Bay on Friday, after one of the country's ...
About three-quarters of the pilot whales were already dead when they were found Friday morning at Farewell Spit at the tip of the South Island.
One of the first volunteers at the mass whale stranding on Farewell Spit ... quickly to refloat the surviving whales before high tide on Friday morning.
Hundreds of whales stranded on Farewell Spit this morning, hundreds died ... Peter said the water's edge was lined with whale carcasses with more ...
A whale stranding ranked as one of New Zealand's worst has drawn volunteer rescuers to the South Island's Farewell Spit. They've helped refloat 100 ...
Senior students from Collingwood Area School have been at Farewell Spit since early this morning helping to refloat hundreds of stranded whales.
More than 400 pilot whales were caught at the base of the spit in Golden Bay with most of them dying, but about 100 were refloated by hundreds of ...
Farewell Spit is the country's largest sandspit, stretching for 32km from the northwest tip of the South Island. It protects Golden Bay from swells.
Kelsey from Collingwood Area School has been at the spit all day for her first whale rescue. Source: 1 NEWS. Related. Animals. Kitten grinds ...
The whales that remain beached will have to wait until lunch time tomorrow before rescuers can try to refloat them again, which narrows their chances ...
Hundreds of dead pilot whales were washed ashore at a New Zealand beach as volunteers attempt to rescue hundreds more. SCREENGRAB FROM ...
A whale rescue expert is dumbfounded conservation department crews weren't stationed earlier at the site of today's mass stranding at the top of the ...
Whales are stranded at Farewell Spit near Nelson, New Zealand Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. New Zealand volunteers formed a human chain in the water at ...
Wellington — New Zealand volunteers formed a human chain in the water at a remote beach on Friday as they tried to save about 100 whales after ...
Hundreds of whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand's South Island have died, while rescuers are working to refloat more than hundred ...
Watch: Dozens of volunteers gently coax pilot whales out to sea at Farewell ... A 1 NEWS camera captures heart-breaking footage of whales littered ...
More than 400 whales have stranded themselves on a New Zealand beach, with about three quarters dying, in what authorities are describing as the ...
Hundreds of volunteers are making their way to a remote beach in New Zealand to help rescue 100 whales in danger of beaching themselves.
Whales stranded at Farewell Spit in New Zealand Image Caption: Most of the pilot whales were dead by the time they were spotted on Friday morning.
The third largest stranding of whales on record at Farewell Spit is turning many people's Friday morning to a frantic race against time. The mass ...
About 100 whales have been refloated following a mass stranding at Farewell Spit overnight, but the Department of Conservation says there's a risk ...
Two years ago dozens of pilot whales beached again at Farewell Spit on the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island. Photograph: HANDOUT/ ...
The pilot whales were found stranded this morning, with dozens of volunteers racing to Farewell Spit to try and save the surviving marine mammals.
10.27am: It's nearly high tide, so those on the ground in Farewell Spit will be working hard to get as many whales back in the water as possible.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 400 whales have stranded on a New Zealand beach and about three-quarters of them have died in ...
More than 400 whales have stranded on a New Zealand beach and about three-quarters of them have died in what authorities are describing as the ...
More than 400 whales have stranded on a New Zealand beach and about three-quarters of them have died in one of the worst recorded whale ...
Dozens of volunteers have raced to Farewell Spit to attempt to save the surviving whales from a pod of more than 400 that stranded overnight.
Hundreds of whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand's South Island have reportedly died, while rescuers are working to refloat more than ...
Hundreds of whales have stranded at Farewell Spit in one of the biggest beachings in New ... Volunteers try to refloat one of the stranded whales.
More than 300 whales have died after being stranded on Farewell Spit, with many more ... The long, curving spit is a prime site for whale strandings.
Over 400 whales have stranded at Farewell Spit near Golden Bay at the top of the South .... 9.10am: Farewell Spit is notorious for whale strandings.
There are 416 whales stranded at Farewell Spit. 75% were dead upon discovery. Efforts this morning will be focussed on refloating the remaining live ...
Hundreds of whales are dead after a mass stranding of more than 400 ... More than 400 pilot whales have stranded at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay.
More than 400 pilot whales are stranded at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay. The Department of Conservation says more than half of them have died.
The Department of Conervation said 416 pilot whales stranded overnight. Project Jonah has issued a Facebook alert about the mass stranding at the ...
The Department of Conservation (DOC) said about 70 percent of the 416 whales that stranded overnight had already died. It has put out an urgent call ...
Breaking 1 min ago. share. Source: 1 NEWS. Over 400 whales have stranded at Farewell Spit near Golden Bay at the top of the South Island.
There has been a mass stranding of 416 pilot whales at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay, with the Department of Conservation (DoC) estimating 70 ...
Up to 200 whales are reportedly stranded at Farewell Spit near Golden Bay at the top of the South Island. Mike Ogle from the Department of ...
UPDATED 8.09AM More than 400 pilot whales are beached in another mass stranding at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay. The 416 whales stranded on ...
DOC Golden Bay operations manager Andrew Lamason said latest reports were that an estimated 70 per cent of the whales had died overnight.
The Department of Conervation says 416 pilot whales stranded over night. Project Jonah has issued a Facebook alert about the mass stranding at the ...
Lamason said the whales were first spotted swimming close to shore by a DOC ranger in the area late last night. At first light this morning the stranding ...