Over 400 whales dead on New Zealand islands: Here’s what happened

Days after 215 whales died following a mysterious beaching event, another pod of 240 pilot whales has lost their lives after being stranded on New Zealand’s Pitt Island in the Pacific Ocean. While most of the whales died naturally, the Department of Conservation said that the surviving whales were euthanised. The…

Australia: 230 pilot whales stranded in Tasmania, half feared dead

Marine conservation experts were rushing to the Australian state of Tasmania on Wednesday to try and rescue a pod of about 230 whales stranded on the west coast, with officials fearing half of them may have already died. The animals, which appear to be pilot whales, are stranded on Ocean Beach, the Tasmanian department…