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Last weekend, over 600 pilot whales ran aground at Farewell Spit Beach in New Zealand. Hundreds of volunteers attempted to save the surviving whales and return them to the water. Despite this effort of solidarity, the majority of the animals did not survive. The New Zealand Department of Conservation will attempt to identify the cause of this mass stranding. Although spectacular, this event is not unprecedented. Mass strandings occur regularly in this region and in different parts of the world, even in the St. Lawrence Estuary. What are the causes of such strandings?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, over 600 pilot whales ran aground at Farewell Spit Beach in New Zealand. Hundreds of volunteers attempted to save the surviving whales and return them to the water. Despite this effort of solidarity, the majority of the animals did not survive. 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