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Rescuers used earthmovers at Rarawa Beach to lift the whales from trucks into the water, before their release back into the wild. Of the 24 pilot whales transported from Spirits Bay, 21 were successfully refloated, of which seven re-beached and had to be euthanised. Only 14 made it back to sea.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 142 November – December 2016
Photograph Richard Robinson ©2010.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-puzzle-of-pilot-whales/
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THE PUZZLE OF PILOT WHALES
Rescuers used earthmovers at Rarawa Beach to lift the whales from trucks into the water, before their release back into the wild. Of the 24 pilot whales transported from Spirits Bay, 21 were successfully refloated, of which seven re-beached and had to be euthanised. Only 14 made it back to sea.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 142 November – December 2016<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson ©2010.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-puzzle-of-pilot-whales/