(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) DOC ranger Phred Dobbins with the stranded pilot whales A pod of 29 pilot whales stranded at Doughboy Bay were discovered on Tuesday evening by two trampers. The pair, who had tramped into Doughboy Bay hut on the west coast of the island, found the pod of dead and dying whales. It was two days before they could raise the alarm via water taxi operator Matt Atkins. Two DOC staff immediately flew to Doughboy Bay to assess the situation. Once there, they found the whales stranded the length of the beach at low tide. 'Eight of the...
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