November 25, 2020
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More than 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins are dead after being stranded on the Chatham Islands. Commercial diver and photographer Sam Wild said the whales stranded at a northern beach on the main Chatham Island over the weekend. Whale strandings happen every year or two on the islands, he said. The Department of Conservation has been asked for comment. DOC's website describes the Chatham Islands as a mass stranding "hotspot" for pilot whales...
