Over the weekend, around 500 pilot whales stranded in Chatham Islands, New Zealand. The first stranding of over 200 pilot whales took place at the remote Chatham Islands. The second pilot whale stranding of around 240 pods took place at Pitt Island/Rangiauria. In the two incidents, the total number of pilot whales stranded at the…
On Saturday, a rescue team was called to Chatham, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod to help five pilot whales. The International Fund for Animal Welfare worked with US Fish and Wildlife and harbormasters officials to rescue the mammals. In their efforts, they were able to help four of the five whales go back into deeper water….
Over 30 pilot whales died after being breached on a beach in New Zealand, on St Patrick’s Day. At 10 am on Thursday the New Zealand’s Department of Conservation posted on their facebook. It stated that 34 pilot whales were stranded on Farewell Spit with 29 dead. Five of them were still alive. By 11am…