About 477 pilot whales have died after drifting off two remote New Zealand beaches in recent days, officials said. None of the stranded whales could be refloated and all died naturally or were euthanized in a “tragic” loss, said Darren Grover, general manager of Project Juna, a nonprofit group that helps save whales. Whale beaches on the Chatham Islands, which are home to about 600 people and are located 800 kilometers (500 mi) east of New Zealand’s main islands. The Department of Conservation said 232 whales were stranded on Friday…
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