Race to save whales after mass stranding

Saturday 11 February 2017 15:20, UK

  1. More than 400 whales have been found stranded on a New Zealand beach
    Image: More than 400 whales have been found stranded on a New Zealand beach
  2. Most of the pilot whales were dead by the time they were spotted on Friday morning
    Image: Most of the pilot whales were dead by the time they were spotted on Friday morning
  3. The whales were discovered in Golden Bay, the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island
    Image: The whales were discovered in Golden Bay, the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island
  4. But volunteers are hoping about 100 of the pilot whales can be saved
    Image: But volunteers are hoping about 100 of the pilot whales can be saved
  5. On Saturday, however, another pod of about 240 whales stranded itself in the same spot
    Image: On Saturday, however, another pod of about 240 whales stranded itself in the same spot
  6. Volunteers continue to try to save the stranded animals and hope to refloat them on the next high tide
    Image: Volunteers continue to try to save the stranded animals and hope to refloat them on the next high tide
  7. An urgent plea has gone out for more volunteers to join the hundreds already at the scene
    Image: An urgent plea has gone out for more volunteers to join the hundreds already at the scene
  8. It is one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings
    Image: It is one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings
  9. The precise cause of the stranding is not known
    Image: The precise cause of the stranding is not known
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