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Seven dolphins from a pod of 10 beached on Waiheke Island have been refloated and are swimming back out to sea, the Department of Conservation says. One adult dolphin and a calf died earlier this afternoon after the mass stranding at Whakanewha.
First person - Being part of the successful rescue of eight dolphins stranded at Whakanewha on Waiheke Island last Friday gave me a hands-on chance to learn how to care for beached dolphins, writes Rose Davis.
WELLINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Volunteers in New Zealand saved seven of nine stranded dolphins on Friday (Aug 12), carrying buckets of water and wrapping the animals in towels to keep them hydrated until the tide on a remote beach rose sufficiently to float them back to sea. There was at least one calf among the nine animals stranded at.