200 whales stranded on New Zealand beach, 24 die

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 14 Februari 2015 | 22.33

WELLINGTON: Almost 200 pilot whales stranded themselves on Friday on a New Zealand beach renowned as a deathtrap for the marine mammals, conservation officials said.

At least 24 whales from the pod of 198 that beached themselves at Farewell Spit had died and rescue workers were trying to refloat the survivors, the department of conservation (DOC) said.

"Re-floating stranded whales is a difficult and potentially dangerous job ... community group Project Jonah has 140 volunteers in the Golden Bay area who are trained to do this and we're working alongside them," DOC spokesman Andrew Lamason said.

He said if the re-float attempt late on Friday failed then the rescuers would have to wait 24 hours for another high tide before trying again.

Farewell Spit beach, at the northern tip of the South Island, has been the scene of many mass pilot whale strandings over the years.

There have been at least eight in the past decade, including two within the space of a week in January last year, although the latest stranding is one of the largest.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/followceleb.cms?alias=stranded,New Zealand beach,marine mammals,24 die,200 pilot whales

Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App. Click here to download it for your device.


Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang

200 whales stranded on New Zealand beach, 24 die

Dengan url

http://uratrefleksi.blogspot.com/2015/02/200-whales-stranded-on-new-zealand.html

Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya

200 whales stranded on New Zealand beach, 24 die

namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link

200 whales stranded on New Zealand beach, 24 die

sebagai sumbernya

0 komentar:

Posting Komentar

techieblogger.com Techie Blogger Techie Blogger