By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's conservation office on Tuesday said all 240 pilot whales stranded on the remote Pitt Island have .
WELLINGTON - New Zealand's conservation office on Tuesday (Oct 11) said all 240 pilot whales stranded on the remote Pitt Island have died, just days after 215 whales died on a beach on nearby Chatham Island. Dr Dave Lundquist, marine technical adviser at the Department of Conservation, in an email said a technical team on Monday had assessed the situation.
About 500 pilot whales have died in mass strandings on New Zealand s remote Chatham Islands, the government said on Tuesday after ruling out a rescue effort in the area s shark-filled waters.