Volunteers Arrive in Droves to Save Stranded Whales

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Photo: Serge Zollinger, via The New Zealand Herald Whale lovers in New Zealand have had a challenging past few days. It all began late last week, when 82 pilot whales became beached in the sands of Farewell Spit, on the northern end of the South Island. The Department of Conservation (DOC), along with over 100 volunteers worked tirelessly over the weekend to refloat the animals, saving all but 17 whales — but just days later, 65 of them became were stranded yet again. And like before, concerned locals arrived in droves to help ou… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Volunteers Arrive in Droves to Save Stranded Whales

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