iiyamadude 6 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Over 100 whales dead in NZ mass strandings Quote: More than 120 whales have died over 48 hours in two separate beachings in New Zealand. Over 100 long finned pilot whales died after becoming stranded on a remote beach in the north of NZ's South Island on Saturday, while another 20 will be buried by a local Maori tribe after they beached themselves on the North Island's east coast. While strandings are common in New Zealand - there are up to six mass strandings a year - it is rare for two to happen so close together. The South Island stranding occurred just south of the town of Nelson at Farewell Spit, close to the whales' migration routes and known as one of the world's great whale traps due to its shallow sloping beach, where the tide recedes by as much as 4 and a half miles Always distressing to read this kind of thing and see the pictures. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 post pics please Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Yeah, that is overwhelming, more whales than rescuers. it's a distressing sight. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Japanese whaling fleet on their way! Link to post Share on other sites
shadowtec 0 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 fush and chipz Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 ? Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 gg - it was a kiwi (new zealander) joke. Don't worry about it. Link to post Share on other sites
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