Pilot Whales
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16 pilot whales die after stranding on Nova Scotia’s remote Sable IslandThe Marine Animal Response Society in Nova Scotia says it's looking into the stranding of 16 pilot whales on Sable Island.CanadaJul 2
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Race to rescue nearly 50 beached whales in Australia after dozens deadVolunteers worked frantically on a second day Wednesday to save dozens of pilot whales that have stranded themselves on a beach in Western Australia.WorldJul 26, 2023
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Post mortem shows pilot whales were healthy before they swam ashore and died in N.S.Animal autopsies on a group of pilot whales that washed ashore last weekend in Port Hood, Cape Breton indicate the whales were healthy.CanadaJun 14, 2023
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Hundreds of whales beached in 2nd mass stranding event to hit Australia this weekJust two days ago, 14 young sperm whales washed ashore and died in the same Australian state.EnvironmentSep 21, 2022
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Total of 70 beached whales rescued off Australia coast, but hundreds more lostAnother 20 surviving whales could potentially still be saved on Thursday and vets were considering euthanizing another four, officials said.WorldSep 23, 2020
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Nearly 500 whales found beached off Australia, many of which have already diedThe discovery of 200 additional pilot whales three days into the rescue of 270 others makes it Australia's biggest beaching in modern times.WorldSep 22, 2020
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51 pilot whales die after up to 90 beach themselves in New Zealand’s Chatham IslandsThis happened less than a week after 145 pilot whales died in a different part of New Zealand.EnvironmentNov 30, 2018
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145 pilot whales die after stranding themselves on remote New Zealand beachAbout 75 whales were already dead when a hiker discovered them on Stewart Island, and conservation workers decided to euthanize the others due to their poor condition and remote location.WorldNov 25, 2018
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More than 200 whales swim away after New Zealand strandingWhale lovers in New Zealand finally got some good news on Sunday after more than 200 stranded whales managed to refloat themselves overnight and swim away, while volunteers managed to save another 17 whales at high tide.WorldFeb 12, 2017
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100 pilot whales helped back to water after 400 are beached in New ZealandThe pilot whales swam aground at a remote beach.EnvironmentFeb 10, 2017
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