An estimated 477 beached pilot whales just died on two remote New Zealand beaches.
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00:00Approximately 477 pilot whales died on two remote New Zealand beaches.
00:06The general manager of Project Jonah, a non-profit that helps rescue marine mammals, called it
00:11a heartbreaking loss.
00:13The hundreds of whales stranded themselves over the course of a few days.
00:17And after none could be refloated, the 477 whales either died naturally or were euthanized.
00:25The remote location of the island and possibility of shark attacks in the nearby waters made
00:30it impossible to refloat the whales.
00:32The marine mammals will be left to naturally decompose on the beach.
00:36Just two weeks ago, another 200 whales died in a separate beaching incident on a nearby
00:41Tasmanian beach.