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Three sperm whales stranded on Dargaville beach all now dead
9 Mar, 2021 11:47 PM
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The sperm whales washed up on Ripiro Beach and were currently being harvested by local iwi. Photo / DoC
Three male sperm whales stranded on a Northland beach have all died.
The Department of Conservation today said the whales stranded on Ripiro Beach on the Poutu Peninsula near Dargaville on Monday night.
Spokeswoman Abigail Monteith said a member of the public found the whales and notified the department.
Staff monitored them overnight but they died on Tuesday morning.
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Local iwi were now in the process of flensing - or harvesting - the bones. They would then be buried.