More than 120 whales died over 48 hours in two separate beachings, the Department of Conservation says. More than 20 pilot whales will be buried by Coromandel Maori today after dying when they became stranded yesterday, while at Farewell Spit more than 100 whales died after becoming stranded on Saturday. DOC Golden Bay biodiversity programme manager Hans Stoffregen yesterday told The Southland Times a pod of 105 long-finned pilot whales, calves and adults were found beached at the eastern tip of the spit on Boxing Day.
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Over 120 whales dead in separate strandings