There have been two mass strandings of pilot whales on New Zealand's Chatham Islands in the past two days, according to an organisation that specialises in the protection and conservation of marine animals."Sadly, there has been a second .
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.