On the new Zealand island of Stewart Island are stranded up to 145 and pilot died. The animals had already been on Saturday night by a hiker discovered, was in the desert coastal region, on-the-go. About half of the whale was already dead, such as the environmental protection Agency DOC announced on Monday.
at the Beginning, had been trying to tow the surviving whales back into the open sea, but without success. Finally, it was decided to kill the rest of the animals, as it is said in the message. The location on the southernmost island of the Pacific state was extremely secluded, Holiganbet the condition of the whales is bad and there is a lack of staff. Therefore, the Euthanasia was the most Humane. “Nevertheless, this is always a heartbreaking decision.”
the reason for the Mass stranding is still unclear. Experts suggest that a leader is hurt or sick, his sense of direction lost, and the others followed him. Possibly the whales were in a flow, or were attacked by sharks.
pilot whales – Pilot whales are up to eight meters long. Male animals can reach a weight of up to three tons. In new Zealand it that whales get lost on beaches. According to DOC there are per year, on average, 85 such incidents, it was mostly a list of individual animals. In February of last year, were stranded in new Zealand, more than 400 whales.
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